Paddle
(early 20th century)

Mimika people, West Papua

Medium: wood, fibre
Measurements: 150.5 × 11.0 × 6.4 cm
Place/s of Execution: Mimika, West Papua
Accession Number: ETH3-1973
Department: Pacific Art
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hilda Richards, 1973
© the artists
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: Long round handle, flat paddle blade with burnt horizontal stripes of white and black. Parallel ridge cut in the end of handle which is finished with a small bunch of fibre through the hole in the end.