Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.010
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Paddle
Title:
Tlingit Paddle, Worn Shaft
Date:
1900
Description:
Paddle, single piece of wood shaped with handle, shaft and blade. Shaft narrows to provide hand hold, appears to be either left or right handed, cedar likely, remains of red color evident.
Notes:
Collected & preserved by Thomas S. Parke, in northern SOUTHEAST Alaska.
11/2000 — Handle worn because of use in oarlock or on gunwale of boat — per Steve Brown
Search Terms:
Tlingit
Native
Subsistence
Fishing
T&E
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Tlingit Paddle, Worn ShaftTlingit Paddle, Worn Shaft