Object Number | 70-9-466 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ojibwa (uncertain) |
Provenience | North America |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Twine |
Description | Wood with attached piece of twine. Handle carved and incised with figures: at the handle end, two concentric circles (suns?) surrounded by rays; then, along handle, rows of zigzags forming a diamond pattern; then, between handle and blade, a double-headed bird figure, with two wings (?) on top and two feet at the bottom. Figures are the same on both sides of the paddle. |
Length | 44 cm |
Width | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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