Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a mall rectangular label with blue border glued on the blade reads '56' in pencil. A large rectangular label with cut corners and blue internal border reads 'SOLOMON ISLANDS / PROBABLY S. CRISTOVAL / [Crossed off: Z 6311'. A small rectangular label glued to the top of the shaft reads [printed:] '52'. 'Z 5168' inscribed in black ink on the shaft. 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' and 'DUP A' written on the blade in pencil.
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card for Z 5168:] 'Wooden paddle - very pointed blades. Natural wood slightly decorated with black markings. Black handle.'
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Paddle of wood, light in weight. Long and thin blade, tapering towards the top. The top has been blackened and a pair of blackened triangular decorate the blade on both sides. The shaft is circular in section. Small triangle-shaped pommel, blackened.
Event Date 19/1/2016
Author: maa