Mush paddle

Museum number:
1-259286
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Accession number:
Acc.4672
Description:
Paddle, handle curved with small diamond shape at top; two small diamonds on either end of grip above paddle blade.
Donor:
George Blake Jr.
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
United States, California, Hoopa.
Culture or time period:
Hupa and Yurok
Maker or artist:
George Blake Jr.
Collector:
Ira Jacknis
Collection date:
4-17-1995
Materials:
Maple (wood) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mush paddles
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
1994
Accession date:
May 10, 1995
Context of use:
Used for stirring acorn mush.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 62 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Comment:
Purchased from the Hearst Museum store.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mush paddle, accession number 1-259286, described as Paddle, handle curved with small diamond shape at top; two small diamonds on either end of grip above paddle blade.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mush paddle, accession number 1-259286, described as Paddle, handle curved with small diamond shape at top; two small diamonds on either end of grip above paddle blade.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mush paddle, accession number 1-259286, described as Paddle, handle curved with small diamond shape at top; two small diamonds on either end of grip above paddle blade.

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