Sunday, October 18, 2009

Child's Cree Canoe Paddle

From the Cherry Gallery's current products page...


Child's Cree Canoe Paddle
This petite birch paddle has a very narrow blade characteristic of Cree Indian canoe paddles that were suited both to the available raw materials (small boreal hardwood trees) and traditional paddling style.
Circa 1870
3" w, 53.5" h



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