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Flat Carved Paddle, One of Two

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Tlingit
MEDIUM Wood
DATES 19th century
DIMENSIONS 26 x 3 3/16 in. (66 x 8.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 30.1468.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Charlotte Elizabeth Dudley
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One of two canoe paddles carved in light, soft wood stained brown. On each paddle there is the Northwest Coast form-line style with salmon design , frontal view with an eye in the center of the design. The handles are undecorated. Old acession number #17, 695. Condition: good except for tip of paddle 1 is broken off.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Tlingit. Flat Carved Paddle, One of Two, 19th century. Wood, 26 x 3 3/16 in. (66 x 8.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charlotte Elizabeth Dudley, 30.1468.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 30.1468.1_30.1468.2_acetate_bw.jpg)
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Tlingit. <em>Flat Carved Paddle, One of Two</em>, 19th century. Wood, 26 x 3 3/16 in. (66 x 8.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charlotte Elizabeth Dudley, 30.1468.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 30.1468.1_30.1468.2_acetate_bw.jpg)