Dance paddle

Museum number:
11-39780
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2006
Description:
Shield, paddle-shaped, ornamental for dancing. Elaborate relief designs on both sides. Red, white, and black paint. 51.2 cm length, 20.6 cm width
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea; Trobriand Is. att.
Culture or time period:
Massim and New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Dance paddle, accession number 11-39780, described as Shield, paddle-shaped, ornamental for dancing. Elaborate relief designs on both sides. Red, white, and black paint. 51.2 cm length, 20.6 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Dance paddle, accession number 11-39780, described as Shield, paddle-shaped, ornamental for dancing. Elaborate relief designs on both sides. Red, white, and black paint. 51.2 cm length, 20.6 cm width

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