Stirring Paddle
| 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 |
| Length: | 48 cm |
| Width: | 6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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.
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