Paddle
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-paddles
Culture
Asmat
Date20th Century
Made AtPapua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia
MediumWood, feathers, Job's tear and pigment
Dimensions127 1/4 × 8 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (323.2 × 22.5 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase made possible by the Bowers Museum General Acquisitions Fund
Object number2004.1.1
DescriptionPaddle, carved wood, paddle painted orange, white, carved geometric design, pole end wrapped with braided fiber with beads and feathers on one side, carved standing figure just below feathers. Asmat, New Guinea.On View
Not on viewCollections
20th Century
mid to late 20th Century
mid to late 20th Century
mid 19th Century
20th Century
