Brown stained wood paddle without other decoration. Elongated circular shaft with a squared handle. Broad flat blade with a rounded top.
oars
canoes
staining
wood (plant material)
Stained
PADDLE, CANOE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1782
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