Paddle

Museum number:
2-7185
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Paddle of wood, for kayak, double bladed, unpainted raised carved ridge on center of one side of blades.
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 kayak.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 239 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-7185, described as Paddle of wood, for kayak, double bladed, unpainted raised carved ridge on center of one side of blades.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-7185, described as Paddle of wood, for kayak, double bladed, unpainted raised carved ridge on center of one side of blades.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-7185, described as Paddle of wood, for kayak, double bladed, unpainted raised carved ridge on center of one side of blades.

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