Paddle Item Number: 3000/20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Small wooden paddle. Paddle has a long, flat, tapered blade painted with a form-line eye in black on both sides. Shaft is long, round, and narrow, flaring slightly and flattening toward the cylindrical grip. One side of paddle has remnants of white paper attached at blade top and side, and at top of shaft.

Narrative

From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.