Model Paddle

About this object

Narrative

Collected by the donor's grandfather in the Ocean Falls area in the 1920s.

Physical description

Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a tapered, rounded tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube that extends beyond the width of the handle. Birds are painted on both sides of the blade in formline style, in red and black.