- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Ceremonial paddle
- Date of Original:
- 1800/2012
- Subject:
- Igbo (African people)--Nigeria
Canoes and canoeing--Nigeria
Emblems--Nigeria
Shrines--Nigeria
Woodwork
Art, Igbo--Nigeria - Location:
- Nigeria, 9.081999, 8.675277
- Medium:
- paddles (watercraft equipment)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ceremonial paddle created by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
In addition to propelling canoes, paddles may serve as spirit emblems, shrine furnishings and dance props among the people of the Niger Delta, including the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria.
Anonymous gift to the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm07292011-338
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm07292011-338
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800/2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 paddle : wood ; 145 x 12 x 3 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
-
