Dance paddle
Artist
TONGA
Date1893
MediumWood
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1893.1.21 LA
DescriptionHard brown wood, flat blade, rounded at tip, raised curved ridge on each side of blade towards haft. Haft enlarged into dome shape at butt end. Three small notches on each side of blade 3 cm up from raised ridge on one side, 4 cm on other side.On View
Not on viewCollections
TONGA/SAMOA
FIJI ISLANDS
late 19th century
MANGAIA/COOK ISLANDS