Description:

South America, Upper/Western Amazon Basin, Peru, Ucayali River, Shipibo/Conibo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe paddle with a lengthy handle, a forked terminal, and a pear-form paddle with a protruding lower tab. The forked hand grip was incorporated to give the rower a better grip near the end, and the paddle tab was for freeing a boat stuck in thick silt deposits or mud lying beneath the water. Smooth caramel-hued patina envelops the entire paddle. Size: 10.375" W x 49" H (26.4 cm x 124.5 cm).

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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#143080

  • Condition: Small chips to verso of paddle and paddle tab, with light abrasions to handle, forked terminal, and paddle, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within some chipped areas, and fine patina throughout.

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