Paddle, Canoe

Object/Artifact

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Wrangell Museum

Name/Title

Paddle, Canoe

Entry/Object ID

1969.008.001

Description

Wooden paddle, thought to be a dance paddle because of it's small size and decoration. Paddle is covered with ink sketches of a moose family and wolf on one side. Other side has drawing of a man in canoe shooting at a moose, and a raven wearing a top hat. A rope design curls around the length. Handle says March 27, 1908 Wrangell Alaska. Another old catalog number for the paddle is #26.