siwayu (Paddle)

Thought to have been carved while Mungo Martin was working as a carver at UBC, in 1950.

Long, wooden paddle with a wide, flat, pointed blade and a cylindrical shaped handle. The shaft is rectangular shaped that thickens into a cylindrical shaped centre. The centre flattens out into the blade. The paddle is undecorated. Handle grip mortised (glued and nailed) to shaft.