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Small carved wooden paddle from the Austral Islands, covered with incised patterns. The carvings include the characteristic Austral Island circular motif and flared handle pommel with eight human-like figures.
paddles (watercraft equipment)
wood (plant material)
Austral Islands
Paddle
E47.147 (Possibly marked with paint near the bottom of the paddle)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
E47,147
FD070
Unknown
Austral Islands, Pacific Island Group
6 7/8 x 3 7/8 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1199
Volume XVII:II, No. 66
Polynesia (Oceania) [general region]
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