Wooden paddle, probably from the wheel of a horizontal water-mill, found in the ground at Bankhead, Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, 640 - 854 AD

Working model of compound diagonal paddle engine, fitted with portion of boat hull, made in the museum in 1905

Model 'head' canoe paddle, of cedar wood, painted with crest designs: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, early 19th century

Model 'head' canoe paddle, of cedar wood, painted with crest designs: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, early 19th century

Model 'head' canoe paddle, of cedar wood, painted with crest designs: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, early 19th century

Model 'head' canoe paddle, of cedar wood, painted with crest designs: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, early 19th century

Model 'head' canoe paddle, of cedar wood, painted with crest designs: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, early 19th century

Model canoe paddle: North America, Canada, Denesuline

Wooden paddle for a model canoe, with dark green European paint on blade: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Slavey, c. 1862

Wooden paddle for a model canoe, with dark green European paint on blade: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Slavey, c. 1862

Wooden paddle for a model canoe, with dark green European paint on blade: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Slavey, c. 1862

Wooden paddle for a model canoe, with dark green European paint on blade: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Slavey, c. 1862

Paddle club of dark brown wood, partizan form with blade carved in compartments with cross hatching, birds and human figures: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Model of a double canoe (drua), with model baler, two model oars and three model paddles: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Paddle of carved wood with elaborate incised geometric and tiki figure patterns: Polynesia, Tubuai Islands, Austral Islands, 19th century

Paddle of hard wood with a hand carved at end of handle and wide curved blade with protuding point at the extremity: Polynesian, Mangareva, Gambier Islands