Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0067 | |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province: Massim District (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sago palm wood | |
| Description | Canoe paddle carved from single piece of sago palm wood; Cylindrical handle accounts for slightly less than half the total length and is undecorated except for proximal end which has a circular perforation and several lateral notches; Distal end of handle greatly expands in width to form the relatively flat, leaf-shaped blade of the paddle, which is carved on both faces in low relief with a face, accentuated by numerous geometric shapes above and below the face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 132.0 | |