Canoe paddle

Museum number:
18-1096
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001096
Accession number:
Acc.3313
Description:
paddle: wood boat paddle. round handle (saddle shaped wedge of wood at top). Paddle, arrow shaped. Context of use: Used for fishing and general river transport. Made by men and used by all. Other type is pengayoh betina, woman’s paddle.
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Canoe paddles (water transportation equipment)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Canoe paddle, accession number 18-1096, described as paddle: wood boat paddle. round handle (saddle shaped wedge of wood at top). Paddle, arrow shaped. Context of use: Used for fishing and general river transport. Made by men and used by all. Other type is pengayoh betina, woman’s paddle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Canoe paddle, accession number 18-1096, described as paddle: wood boat paddle. round handle (saddle shaped wedge of wood at top). Paddle, arrow shaped. Context of use: Used for fishing and general river transport. Made by men and used by all. Other type is pengayoh betina, woman’s paddle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Canoe paddle, accession number 18-1096, described as paddle: wood boat paddle. round handle (saddle shaped wedge of wood at top). Paddle, arrow shaped. Context of use: Used for fishing and general river transport. Made by men and used by all. Other type is pengayoh betina, woman’s paddle.

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