Ceremonial Paddle
https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.29
Fine, chip-carved patterns cover the blades and shafts of Austral Islands ceremonial paddles. Squatting human figures carved around the butt are called tiki tiki tangata, meaning man-gods. The shafts of early paddles are usually round in cross-section; 19th-century examples...
Sculpture
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149095
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sculpture
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citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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wikidata
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"Q79929938"
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import
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accession
1977.29
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