Paddle
Item number A2500 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wood paddle with a marquise-shaped blade with the widest point near the tip and which narrows to a shaft which is round in cross section. Butt is rectangular in cross section with an indentation cut near the top which is carved as a transverse cylinder. Blade has a painted design in black that consists of an ovoid in tapering oval eye with a pair of u forms below that have diagonal lines within and an elongated black u form below; a black panel at the base of the blade; and a black tip.
History Of Use
May have been made for sale, or for a potlatch
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before April 8, 1976
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on April 8, 1976
What
- Name
- Paddle
- Identification Number
- A2500
- Type of Item
- paddle
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 80.5 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 8, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 1976
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0336/0011
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