Stirring Paddle
70-9-784
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove | Cherokee
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-784 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee | Eastern Band |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove | Cherokee |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Curly Maple |
| Description | Paddle of curly maple thick for most of its length and flaring out at the bottom quarter into a thinner, wider portion with rounded bottom; hole cut through the top part of handle; subtle banding effect caused by the grain of the wood. Attached tag in Pennypacker's (?) handwriting reads: "Stirring paddle made of curly maple obtained from Jesse Lambert, Big Cove Band, Cherokee, N.C.". Condition: Split in bottom back edge. Sent for freezing 6/91. |
| Length | 48 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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