Red Dragonfly Root Paddle

Physical description

Paddle carved from a single piece of yellow cedar. The grip is painted black, barrel-shaped, and tapers at either end. A large section of the shaft is wrapped in cedar root. Three small pieces of pounded copper nailed to paddle. The blade has two red fireflies, circling an inset central face and four circular abalone inlays. The back is plain, with "A. Marston" carved on the shaft.