1884.63.25

Wooden paddle with expanding crescent crutch-topped handle and long oar-blade, ornamented with balanced painted designs in red and black. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/12/2004]

1884.63.25

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden paddle with expanding crescent crutch-topped handle and long oar-blade, ornamented with balanced painted designs in red and black. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/12/2004]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1862
Date collected: By 1862
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 1277 mm, Width: max 134 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.63.25 PR Cat other PR nos: 1745