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Ceremonial Paddle

Object Number:29-58-10
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Raivavae (uncertain)
Austral Islands
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Length: 121.2 cm
Width: 31.1 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Credit Line:Received from various sources, pre-1929

Description

Wood. Round-butt type, fully carved with concentric circles, etc.

Bibliography:

[Article] Hall, Henry U. 1921. Wood Carvings of the Austral Islands.. Vol. XII. no. No. 3. pg. 179-199 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 180, 187, 189, 190View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Hall, Henry U. 1922. Handbook of Africa and the South Seas.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 51View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Davidson, Daniel S. 1947. "The Oceanic Collections of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 12. no. 3-4. pg. 1-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 87, Fig. 24, top & lower left (detail)View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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