Artifact Number:
 06105

Object:
Paddle, canoe
Hoe

Material:
 Plant (wood)

Dimensions:
 151x19x3.5 cm

Origin:
  Hiva Oa, Marquesas, Polynesia

Comments:
 Lightweight wood (unknown) was used to make this one pieced paddle. The handle is long and it tapers and flattens out into a fan shape at the top. The small blade has an 11 cm projection at the tip and the front of the blade is convex.



Collection Name: Alvin Seale

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