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1994.4.138.3

Model paddle, carved from wood. The paddle has a short, rounded shaft with the blade end shaped like a rectangle that tapers off to a point. Carved from a single piece of wood. Also associated with this object is a canoe [1994.4.138 .1], an outrigger [1994.4.138 .2] and a canoe bailer [1994.4.138 .4]. [ASh [OPS move] 14/09/2016]

1994.4.138.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model paddle, carved from wood. The paddle has a short, rounded shaft with the blade end shaped like a rectangle that tapers off to a point. Carved from a single piece of wood. Also associated with this object is a canoe [1994.4.138 .1], an outrigger [1994.4.138 .2] and a canoe bailer [1994.4.138 .4]. [ASh [OPS move] 14/09/2016]
Geographical reference
Tuvalu
Oceania > Polynesia > Tuvalu
Person
Field collector Michael Hook
PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1994
Date collected
By 1994
Acquisition information
Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 132 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.4.138.3

Search terms: Navigation, Model, Canoe Dug-out, Canoe Baler, Canoe Outrigger, Paddle

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