Paddle

Paddle

Paddle

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Carved from one piece of wood, long flat blade tapers to long shaft and flared handle, blade stained, with incised floral designs

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

catalogue records

Date Made or Date Range: Late 18th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of Description

Materials

Wood

Techniques or Format

Carved from one piece of wood; Long blade 10.5 cm W at one end is flat with curved ridge profile along length of blade; Straight side edges with rounded front edge; Top part of blade tapers inward to shaft; Cylindrical shaft 44.4 cm L; Top of shaft flares outward to create a triangular shaped grip with triangular cut-out at centre; Tip of grip cylindrical along the width; Blade painted red on both sides; Portion of blade is carved with incised flat linear floral designs filled in with black and red paint; Black painted band separates carved design from red paint on both sides of blade.

Motifs and Patterns

Incised flat linear floral designs carved into both sides of the blade; Designs infilled in with black and red paint; Black painted band separates carved design from red paint on both sides of blade.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Paddle

Dimensions: 128.9 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good; Areas of paint faded or loss; One edge of blade has minor loss of wood
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

This history associated with the catalogue records ties the paddle to Chief Wabojeeg, who lived during the late 18th century.

Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 86-3
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1994
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Part of HBC Museum Collection donated to The Manitoba Museum by the Hudson's Bay Company.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1939-1957
Collection Narratives and Histories

Catalogue records indicate that this paddle's original owner was Chief Wabojeeg, (Waabojeeg also Waabojiig); also White Fisher; Born around 1747, White Fisher devoted himself to warfare against tribal enemies such as the Dakota and Fox. The chief died in 1793 at his native village of La Pointe on Madeline Island.

GKS Reference Number: 58798
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to Great Lakes-Riverine Geo-Cultural area.

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