Paddle

Museum number:

11-40741

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Accession number:

Acc.2529

Description:

canoe paddle; wood; simple handle ending in cylindrical knot; top of blade (front) has incised curvilinear head with one abalone inlaid eye present; top of blade (back) shows profile (?) of mythical being with torso (?) below; abalone eye missing

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund

Collection place:

New Zealand

Culture or time period:

Maori

Collector:

Bruce D. Lawes

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

1.4 Transportation

Accession date:

1969

Department:

Oceania