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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1938.1.120 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name paddle Description Ceremonial paddle with flat and wide leaf-shaped blade made of wood, with shark tooth pattern carving over whole surface and a square butt decorated with small anthropomorphic heads. The shaft is square in section, and circular sun motifs carved along the shaft and on the face of the blade and three of these sun motifs on the back of the blade. Potentially a gift of Admiral Page. Production place Polynesia, French Polynesia, Austral Islands Production period 19th Century, early Material wood Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1938.1.120
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

paddle
Description

Ceremonial paddle with flat and wide leaf-shaped blade made of wood, with shark tooth pattern carving over whole surface and a square butt decorated with small anthropomorphic heads. The shaft is square in section, and circular sun motifs carved along the shaft and on the face of the blade and three of these sun motifs on the back of the blade. Potentially a gift of Admiral Page.
Production place

Polynesia, French Polynesia, Austral Islands
Production period

19th Century, early
Material

wood

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