Model Paddle Item Number: 3176/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a rounded, tapered tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube. Birds are painted on either side in formline style, in red and black.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's grandfather in the Ocean Falls area in the 1920s.
Item History
- Made by Captain Richard Carpenter (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1860 and 1930
- Owned by Lawrence Allen before June 10, 2016
- Received from Lawrence Allen (Donor) on June 10, 2016
What
Who
- Culture
- Heiltsuk
- Creator
- Captain Richard Carpenter (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lawrence Allen
- Received from
- Lawrence Allen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1860 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before June 10, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on June 10, 2016
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3176/0001