Paddle
29-175-379
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-379 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Haida |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Lanceolate-shaped blade. Rod-like handgrip, wider than stem and thicker. End of stem widened, flattened and notched next to grip. Narrow wedge-shaped piece cut out of stem next to grip. Identical red, black and green animal motifs painted on both sides of blade. Green hardly discernable on one side. |
Length | 123 cm |
Width | 16.5 cm |
Depth | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 6/9229 - Collector Number |
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