- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Paddle, carved from a single piece of wood. The blade is rectangular in shape and is attached to a rounded shaft. One side of the blade is grooved to a point. The wood is dark in colour. Associated with the canoe 1969.8.5 .1 along with five other paddles 1969.8.5 .2 - .7. [ASh [OPS move] 20/09/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Tierra del Fuego
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1969
- Date collected
- By 1969
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1969
- Materials and processes
- Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Stitched, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 14 mm, Length: max 261 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1969.8.5.4
Search terms: Navigation, Model, Fishing, Canoe, Paddle, Fishing Accessory
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