Paddle

Museum number:
2-6394
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2587 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Paddle of wood, unpainted, handle ends in crossbar, same piece of wood as handle, raised carved ridge on center of blade, both sides.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Paddle for umiak or kaiak.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 153 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-6394, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, handle ends in crossbar, same piece of wood as handle, raised carved ridge on center of blade, both sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-6394, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, handle ends in crossbar, same piece of wood as handle, raised carved ridge on center of blade, both sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-6394, described as Paddle of wood, unpainted, handle ends in crossbar, same piece of wood as handle, raised carved ridge on center of blade, both sides.

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