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Canoe paddle

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  • Canoe paddle

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Native Hawaiian

    Previous owner

    W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

    Donor

    W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

    Collection History

    Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West (Southern Cheyenne) in 2005; donated to NMAI by W. Richard West in 2008.

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    Date created

    circa 2000

    Catalog Number

    26/7254

    Barcode

    267254.000

    Object Type

    Watercraft and accessories

    Object Name

    Canoe paddle

    Media/Materials

    Acacia/Koa wood

    Techniques

    Carved, glued

    Dimensions

    154.0 x 32.6 x 3.8 cm

    Place

    Kaunakakai; Maui County; Hawaii; USA

    Archipelago

    Polynesia

    Island Name

    Molokai

    Island Grouping

    Hawaiian Islands

    See related items

    Native Hawaiian
    Watercraft and accessories

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6070ad34e-4fd4-4932-91e6-bdabe0e68b50

    Record ID

    NMAI_394551

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