Paddle
- Title:
- Ceremonial Paddle
- Object Name:
- Paddle
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1780-1820
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
- Description:
- Large paddle with roughly triangular blade and large tablet end to square handle; completely carved with tiny circles, scallops, and human figures; appears to have had some reddish coloring on surface.
- Provenance:
- Probably gift of Lt. John C. Long in 1827, since he gave so many Pacific artifacts. He was stationed with the US Navy on the Pacific Station and acquired many objects from mariners passing through the region.
- Subjects:
- Austral Islands, Pacific Islands, Oceania, Ceremonial Paddle
- People:
- Long, John Collings, 1795-1865
- Place of Origin:
- Austral Islands (Raiavae)
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifact Collection
- Item Number:
- C09.509
- Accession Number:
- C09.509
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Credit Line:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Participating Organization:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
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