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1st December 2014, 04:15 AM | #1 |
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Oar, Paddle or ?????
I found this in a an antique store in a bin with old canoe paddles and boat oars, with the tag ' Hawaiian paddle?' It seems to me like an extremely un-'seaworthy' paddle, but it does have a South East Pacific look to it. It seems more club like, although it might be fragile for that use. The short shaft/grips patina makes me believe it has not been cut or shortened. It had a slightly crusty/waxy coating on it which I carefully cleaned off with a wood oil soap, but nothing else has been done to it.
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2nd December 2014, 12:44 AM | #2 |
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IT APPEARS TO BE A CANOE PADDLE THAT HAS BEEN CUT DOWN THE DESIGN LOOKS OCEANIC SOUTH PACIFIC TO ME BUT I HAVE NO PICTURES OR REFRENCE FOR THE TYPE. THE BISHOP MUSEUM MAY HAVE A GOOD COLLECTION FOR REFRENCE BUT i COULD GET NO HELP FROM THEIR WEBSITE BUT I AM NOT VERY GOOD WITH COMPUTERS.
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2nd December 2014, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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Just a guess
Something tells me it could be Samoan and Maybe it was once a "Club" of some kind but i'm just guessing !
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2nd December 2014, 10:24 PM | #4 |
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It may be a dance club from Samoa...................jimmy
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3rd December 2014, 11:29 AM | #5 | |
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