Important ceremonial paddle - Lot 31

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Important ceremonial paddle - Lot 31
Important ceremonial paddle Haida or Tsimshian culture, British Columbia, Canada Cedar, original polychromy L. 153 cm Provenance: Ernst Ohly Collection, London - Ernst Ohly Collection, London - James Hooper Collection, London - Private collection, Paris This type of paddle was once used for ceremonial potlatch dances. The blade here is adorned with an elegant heraldic decoration evoking, according to Franz Boas, the head of a salmon trout. The handle bears the inventory number of the prestigious James Hooper collection: "British Columbia Hooper Coll. no 92".
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