Accession No
2005.648
Description
Small paddle. The blades are both rounded; one tapers to a point, and the other is truncated with a flat edge and a triangular notch in both sides. The paddle is painted with black synthetic paint, except for the narrow central part where the wood retains its natural colour.
Place
Americas; South America; French Guiana; Litani river; Antecume Pata; Wayana; Apalai
Period
Source
Grotti, Vanessa [collector]; Brightman, Marc [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]; Siku, Mimi [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.648; 27 [Grotti - Brightman Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Wayana
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
105mm x 695mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Part of a group of objects, (2005.629-49), bought, bartered or received as a gift through the intermediary of the collectors' extended family. A small version of the canoe paddles generally used. Sold by Mimi-Siku €10.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Child-size paddle.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One end of the paddle is rounded, the other is flat. The paddle is black except for the central part where the natural colour of the wood comes out. Painted with synthetic paint. F. Veys.
Event Date 14/06/2006
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Small paddle. The blades are both rounded; one tapers to a point, and the other is truncated with a flat edge and a triangular notch in both sides. The paddle is painted with black synthetic paint, except for the narrow central part where the wood retains its natural colour.
Event Date 15/6/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:267627
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