Paddle, made from a light coloured wood. There is a design burnt on both sides in geometric patterns of triangles and semi-circles. Carve marks visible on the shaft of the handle. [ASh [OPS move] 08/09/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paddle, made from a light coloured wood. There is a design burnt on both sides in geometric patterns of triangles and semi-circles. Carve marks visible on the shaft of the handle. [ASh [OPS move] 08/09/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups: Arawe
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected: 1 July 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Burnt, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions: Length: max 959 mm, Width: max 68 mm, Height: max 18 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1307 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1239

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