Place MadeMelanesia
Title
Buka Paddle
Mediumwood, paint
Dimensions6 1/2 × 63 1/2 in. (16.5 × 161.3 cm)
Object number00.200.479
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCarved and painted wooden buka paddle with white painted background on paddlehead and human figures on each side carved in low relief and decorated with red and white paint. Rounded handle.On View
Not on view
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
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19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
