Paddle Item Number: 1884.61.42 .4 from the Pitt Rivers Museum

Notes Recorded During Mapping

item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Item History

What

Name
Paddle
Identification Number
1884.61.42 .4
Type of Item
paddle
Material
cedar wood and pigment
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted
Overall
length 1640.0 mm

Who

Culture
Haida
Creator
“Unknown” ?
Field Collector
“Unknown” ?
Previous Owner
“Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display, as part of the first batch of objects sent there, probably in 1874. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884” ?
Received from
Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers

Where

Holding Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada

When

Acquisition Date
during 1884

Other

Keyword
Paddle; Bird Figure
Class
Navigation; Figure