Place MadeMicronesia
Title
Dance paddle
Mediumwood, fiber
Dimensions2 1/2 × 39 in. (6.4 × 99.1 cm)
Object number00.200.659
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWooden, carved dance paddle from the Western Carolines (per Dodge catalog). Wedge-shaped paddle head with flattened handle. White fiber weaving around the handle end, with tassles.On View
Not on view
19th Century
