Stirring Paddle
70-9-785
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Cherokee | Soco
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-785 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee | Soco Band |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Cherokee | Soco |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Hardwood |
| Description | Paddle with thick upper portion tapering into a thinner handle on the lower half and flaring out into a thinner, wider portion at the bottom one-fifth; rounded bottom; large hole drilled through the upper portion of the handle on half inch below the top edge. Attached tag in Pennypacker's (?) handwriting reads: "Stirring paddle obtained from Standing Deer, Sooo Band, Cherokee, N.C." Condition: Good. Lower portion shows many cracks along the grain. Registrar's for freezing 3/91. |
| Length | 51 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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