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Austral Islands

Canoe Paddle

Austral Islands, 1900-1999

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Austral Islands

Canoe Paddle

Austral Islands, 1900-1999

Physical Qualities Wood, 38 3/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 9/16 in. (97 x 17 x 4 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Geneviève McMillan in Memory of Reba Stewart
Object Number 2008.222
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Geneviève McMillan, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Inscribed: On edge of paddle, in white paint: "O9".

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