From card: "Crutch handle carved out; not painted."

Ledger book says: Commodore E. [Edmund] P. [Pendleton] Kennedy U.S.N. in 1832, U.S.S. Peacock.A partial label attached to paddle # 1 of 2 says: "Pair of Indian Paddles, from Behrin Strait [sic], Presented by Com: E. P. Kennedy, U.S.N. on return to Norfolk, Va [?] the Sloop of War Peacoc[k] from a cruise in the N? 1832 ... substa? ..."

From card: "Same as no. 206558."

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED WITH SMITHSONIAN INST."This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://www.alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=499 , retrieved 4-24-2012: Paddle, Tsimshian. The shape of this well-used canoe paddle is typical for the Tsimshian region on the coast of British Columbia. Its broken tip may have resulted from pushing against rocks during beach landings. Painted clan crest designs cover the blade. Similar paddles, ornamented with tufts of hair, are carried by potlatch dancers.

This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027. Paddle 1 of 2 (also called E72675A) only is on loan to AMRC. Second paddle, paddle 2 of 2, is on exhibit in Sant Ocean Hall NMNH, 2008.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on paddle 1 of 2, also called E72675A, http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=602 , retrieved 6-24-2012: Canoe Paddle Haida canoe paddles were made of red or yellow cypress and ornamented with clan crest designs to match images painted on the boat itself. The paddles have wide grips and pointed tips. With a full complement of paddlers (up to eight men and women) Haida canoes were swift and maneuverable. After contact with European traders, the Haida added sails to their boats.