Paddle Item Number: Nb630 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain yellow-brown wood paddle. One side is darker than the other; the end of the handle has broken off.
History Of Use
Paddles are important canoe equipment and are regarded as personal property, not necessarily related to a specific canoe. There are a variety of blade types that vary with use and user.
Cultural Context
canoes
Narrative
Thought to have been collected by Borden while he was working in the northern area of Tweedsmuir Park c. 1951.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1951
- Owned by Charles E. Borden before March 5, 1979
- Received from Charles E. Borden (Donor) on March 5, 1979
What
- Name
- Paddle
- Identification Number
- Nb630
- Type of Item
- paddle
- Material
- cottonwood wood ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 89.9 cm, width 13.7 cm, depth 5.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Cheslatta
- Previous Owner
- Charles E. Borden
- Received from
- Charles E. Borden (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1951
- Ownership Date
- before March 5, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on March 5, 1979
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0515/0041