Paddle

29-175-380

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-380
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment (uncertain)
Description

Lanceolate-shaped blade. Warped or twisted. Point slightly elongated. Rod-like handgrip, thicker and wider than stem and fitted on to it. Stem widened, flattened, and notched next to grip. Stained(?) red-brown except for one light band on blade, spiral on stem, and handgrip.

Length 145 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Depth 4 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9105 - Collector Number

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