Paddle

Museum number:
1-1961
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
545 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Wooden paddle for drying tobacco, hand carved. 2.2 cm hole in proximal end. Concave and convex surface on paddle blade.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Context of use:
For drying tobacco
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 35.1 centimeters and width 12.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 1-1961, described as Wooden paddle for drying tobacco, hand carved. 2.2 cm hole in proximal end. Concave and convex surface on paddle blade.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 1-1961, described as Wooden paddle for drying tobacco, hand carved. 2.2 cm hole in proximal end. Concave and convex surface on paddle blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 1-1961, described as Wooden paddle for drying tobacco, hand carved. 2.2 cm hole in proximal end. Concave and convex surface on paddle blade.

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