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Paddle, D20.226

Physical Description

Heavy paddle with concave-convex cross section to blade. The handle has a simple knob on the tip, the join of the handle and the blade is carved to resemble a splice and there is a small knob on the back of the blade tip. Other wise there is no ornamentation.
The wood is Hall's totara (Podocarpus hallii)

Provenance

Presented in
Found in a cave at

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 1803 x 144 x 40mm

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