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Canoe Paddle

2013-18-2

From: Truk Islands | Romonum

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2013-18-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Truk Islands | Romonum
Date Made 1964
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Canoe paddle made of pono wood. Lanceolate blade with a knobbed protrusion at the tip. Commissioned by Ward Goodenough when he was doing fieldwork on Romonum in 1964. He asked to have the best paddle maker on the island produce two paddles of the highest quality. This one is nearly a matched pair with 2013-18-3, which is slightly longer.
Height 4.5 cm
Length 165.5 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013
Other Number 402 - Collector Number

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