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Shaped wooden oar, stained brown. Round handle wihich flattens into a rectangular paddle head. Paddle has a metal plate tacked along the front side, following the contour of the head. Leather band tacked around the shaft forms a handhold.
oars
leather
metal
wood (plant material)
Oar
Oar, Sculling
Unidentified Metal
Leather
Oar, Sculling
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
4 3/8 (W) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1780
Massachusetts (United States)
- probably
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