Dance-Paddle
Dance-Paddle
Object name: Dance-Paddle
Date: 1700-1998
Dimensions:
380 x 140 x 20 mm
Medium: Wood
Object number: LDCUM1998.020
DescriptionLeaf shaped head of an Austral Islands ceremonial paddle. The handle has been cut off. It is flat on one side, with gentle ridges on other, and pointed at the end. It has ornate carving over the surface in a triangular pattern, and small holes near where the handle would have been.
Culture: Oceania