Canoe paddle

Description

Canoe paddle, cut from a single piece of softwood, with a leaf shaped blade tapering to a pointed tip and a crutch handle, painted: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Northern Northwest Coast, late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1947.244

Collection

Americas

Object name

Canoe paddle

Production information

Unknown
British Columbia, Canada, North America

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Northwest Coast Peoples

Materials

Softwood

Collection place(s)

British Columbia, Canada, North America

Associations

Canoe paddle, [A.]1947.243

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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