Paddle

Museum number:
2-3003
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Accession number:
Acc.26
Description:
Paddle of wood, unpainted, hnadle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as handle blade has raised carved ridge in center on both sides.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
King Island, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; King Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
H. H. Cushing
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
December 16, 1902
Context of use:
Used with umiak or kayak.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 152 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. 2-3001 King Is. Kayak.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-3003, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, hnadle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as handle blade has raised carved ridge in center on both sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-3003, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, hnadle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as handle blade has raised carved ridge in center on both sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-3003, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, hnadle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as handle blade has raised carved ridge in center on both sides.

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