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Woodwork
Ceremonial Paddle
Haida artist, (active )
Haida artist
Canada
Primary
42 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (108.3 x 11.7 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Haida; made in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
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Native American, Native American art
Woodwork
In the traditional repertoire of canoe paddles, there were several styles of blades and handles that were determined by the type of water travel intended and by whether the paddles were made for men, women, or children. This paddle was made for use in a dance; an actual paddle would be longer. Ceremonial paddles are fairly common, and still in use. Images of birds, symbols of great strength and pride, are often used in the decoration of paddles and on other items relating to a journey.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1983.19
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
with 83.20
4 x 5
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83.19DI#1
digital image
3/13/2009
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83.19DI#2
digital image
7/28/2009
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Sculpture
Man and Woman in Canoe with Totemic Animals
Haida artist, (active )
Haida artist
Canada
4 x 2 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (10.2 x 5.7 x 35.2 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Haida; made in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
ca. 1900
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1900-2000, boats, Native American, Native American art, religious & ritual objects
Sculpture
Argillite, a fine-grained sedimentary rock sometimes called “black slate,” is mined in the Queen Charlotte Islands, the only mineable source in North America. These small and easily transportable sculptures were first made by the Haida in the early 19th century for trade with outsiders. Here the canoe is filled with a raven, a bear and two human paddlers. The animals are totemic figures, relating to matrilineal clans; the human figure with longer hair may be a shaman. These sculptures are still being made today in an array of figure groupings and materials.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1983.17
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/13/2001
83.17SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
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83.17DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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83.17DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
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83.17DI#3
digital image
other side
2/19/2008
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