Bailer ?
About this object
Narrative
Given to John Tennant by Rufus Moody c. 1980. The object had belonged to his father, Arthur Moody and was thought to be a canoe bailer, although it is a very unusual style for a canoe bailer.
Physical description
Long, rectangular, scoop-shaped utensil, possibly a canoe bailer, carved from a single piece of wood. Unpainted and undecorated, with a squared hollow carved out of the centre making three short upright walls with one end open. Old nail holes can be seen along the edges of the open end. The object is slightly curved with a rounded base.
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