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1921.51.1.2

Paddle [.2] for a model bitumen covered boat [see 1921.51.1.1]. [SM (Verve) 25/03/2013]

1921.51.1.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paddle [.2] for a model bitumen covered boat [see 1921.51.1.1]. [SM (Verve) 25/03/2013]
Long description
Paddle [.2] for a model bitumen covered boat [see 1921.51.1.1]. The paddle is made from two separate pieces of wood, the handle and blade. The two are attached together with iron nails and bound with copper wire. [SM (Verve) 13/03/2013]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Height: max 22 mm, Width: max 89 mm, Length: max 476 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.51.1.2
Research and responses

Mesopotamia: referring to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, but the region can be broadly defined to include the area that is now eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and most of Iraq. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica [MR 23/3/2000]

Search terms: Model, Navigation, Boat

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