- Object name(s):
- paddle; paddle
- Brief description:
- Two ceremonial paddles; light wood, one top broken off missing, carved with geometrical piercing at top, centre and paddle; ceremonial paddles, originally made as offerings to the water spirits, now made as curios, West Niger Delta, Nigeria, Ijaw tribe
- Collection:
- Norfolk Museums
- Acquisition date:
- 1975
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Associated concept:
- ethnography
- Associated concept:
- African
- Associated concept:
- West African
- Associated concept:
- 4.7
- Condition:
- fair
- Current location:
- Not on display - In store
- Dimension:
- length
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1145
- Material:
- wood
- Object name:
- paddle; paddle
- Object number:
- NWHCM : 1975.596.42 : E
- Object production place:
- Nigeria
- Object production place:
- Niger Delta
- Other number:
- 596.975.42
- Other number type:
- assigned number
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/48813521-ffa8-3c79-8637-5306d4342d8a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/48813521-ffa8-3c79-8637-5306d4342d8a, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC
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