Paddle

Item number A1550 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Wood paddle with an expansive design in black and yellow on both sides of the blade. Design consists of a black ovoid in ovoid in tapering oval eye in ovoid with a split u at either side; a pair of red and a pair of black u forms below; a three digit claw-like feature with an ovoid in ovoid behind; and a black split u at the tip of the blade. Spaces are mostly filled in with yellow.

Item History

What

Name
Paddle
Identification Number
A1550
Type of Item
paddle
Material
wood and paint
Manufacturing Technique
carved, varnished and painted
Overall
height 168.0 cm, width 14.6 cm, depth 3.9 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Gitxsan
Previous Owner
George Henry Raley
Received from
H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)

When

Collection Date
between 1893 and 1934
Ownership Date
before November 1948
Acquisition Date
during November 1948

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
1960/0066
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