Paddle

Museum number:
2-51737
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020051737
Alternate number:
Acc. 26, 46, or 167 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2635
Description:
Single-bladed kayak paddle; red painted blade has raised ridge in center; fitted separately carved crossbar at end of handle.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Kayak paddle from same kayak as 2-51738.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 145.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-51737, described as Single-bladed kayak paddle; red painted blade has raised ridge in center; fitted separately carved crossbar at end of handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-51737, described as Single-bladed kayak paddle; red painted blade has raised ridge in center; fitted separately carved crossbar at end of handle.

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