Paddle
Object type: Paddle
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Ewenakat
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, sago palm leaves, fiber
Dimensions: W. 6 in. × D. 4 1/2 in. × L. 11 ft. 11 1/2 in. (15.2 × 11.4 × 364.5 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Sjuru village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Asewetsj River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978