Paddle

Museum number:
2-1913
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Paddle of wood, raised ridge in center of blade on both sides, band of blue pigment on mid-blade and also on handle above blade, handle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as paddle. Pattern probably forms totem or ownership marks.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
May have been used with umiak or kayak.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 159 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Nelson, p. 244.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-1913, described as Paddle of wood, raised ridge in center of blade on both sides, band of blue pigment on mid-blade and also on handle above blade, handle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as paddle. Pattern probably forms totem or ownership marks.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-1913, described as Paddle of wood, raised ridge in center of blade on both sides, band of blue pigment on mid-blade and also on handle above blade, handle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as paddle. Pattern probably forms totem or ownership marks.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-1913, described as Paddle of wood, raised ridge in center of blade on both sides, band of blue pigment on mid-blade and also on handle above blade, handle ends in crossbar of same piece of wood as paddle. Pattern probably forms totem or ownership marks.

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