Wooden paddle, a carved pattern all along the handle and on one side of the blade, the other side plain. [ZM 28/04/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden paddle, a carved pattern all along the handle and on one side of the blade, the other side plain. [ZM 28/04/2014]
Geographical reference: New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand; Unknown
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector T.K.G.; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected: ?By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 1430 mm, Width: max 100 mm, Depth: max 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.55.23 PR Cat other PR nos: 547
Research and responses: Jeremy Coote examined this on 18 June 2014 and noted style of carving on this paddle does not appear to be Maori. [ZM 19/06/2014]