Paddle of brown wood, chip carved all over. [El.B 21/02/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paddle of brown wood, chip carved all over. [El.B 21/02/2012]
Long description: Paddle of brown wood, chip carved all over. On one side of the blade are bands parallel to the handle of small triangles and curves, on the other side are bands at right angles to the handle of triangles and curves, with a row of circles down the middle. The handle expands into a knob with a row of faces all round. [El.B 21/02/2012]
Geographical reference: French Polynesia (Overseas Collectivity of France)
Oceania > Polynesia > French Polynesia (Overseas Collectivity of France); Tubuai Islands, Raivavaé
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Hugh Longuet Longuet-Higgins
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1953
Date collected: By 1953
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1953
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Chip Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 990 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1953.12.3B Other PRM accession number: 1953.8.B 3