Paddle
Object type: Paddle
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Suvit
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, cassowary quills, seeds, feathers, fiber, paint
Dimensions: W. 5 1/2 in. × D. 2 1/2 in. × L. 9 ft. 8 in. (14 × 6.4 × 294.6 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Jipajer village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Jipajer River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978