Identification of this oar please.

VANDOO · 12th December 2015, 07:59 PM

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY MUCH LIKE IT BUT WITHOUT THE PAINT ON EBAY CURRENTLY. IT IS 141 CM. LONG AND IDENTIFIED AS A POLYNESIAN PADDLE CLUB <OCEANIC/ AUSTRAL-ASIAN. MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THIS IS NOT FOR ACTUAL USE AS A PADDLE BUT USED FOR CEREMONIAL DANCES AND LIKELY IS PART OF A TRIBAL STORY OR LEGEND. IT WOULD NO DOUBT REPRESENT SOME ANCESTOR OR GOD AND THE SHAPE AND COLORS USED HAVE CEREMONIAL MEANING. SUCH ITEMS ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DANCE PADDLES.

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12th December 2015, 07:59 PM	#8
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THERE IS SOMETHING VERY MUCH LIKE IT BUT WITHOUT THE PAINT ON EBAY CURRENTLY. IT IS 141 CM. LONG AND IDENTIFIED AS A POLYNESIAN PADDLE CLUB <OCEANIC/ AUSTRAL-ASIAN. MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THIS IS NOT FOR ACTUAL USE AS A PADDLE BUT USED FOR CEREMONIAL DANCES AND LIKELY IS PART OF A TRIBAL STORY OR LEGEND. IT WOULD NO DOUBT REPRESENT SOME ANCESTOR OR GOD AND THE SHAPE AND COLORS USED HAVE CEREMONIAL MEANING. SUCH ITEMS ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DANCE PADDLES.