Ceremonial Paddles - Dayak, Borneo
I find the blade shapes with their soft curves and blunt arrowhead style tip very appealing and might try this design in the future.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Exotic Paddle Series (1)
While winter has set in and my own paddlemaking hobby slows down, I thought I'd begin a series of posts on exotic paddles from around the world. Here's a pic from the Australian Art Network. A pair of ceremonial paddles from Borneo from an unknown artisan
Ceremonial Paddles - Dayak, Borneo
I find the blade shapes with their soft curves and blunt arrowhead style tip very appealing and might try this design in the future.
Ceremonial Paddles - Dayak, Borneo
I find the blade shapes with their soft curves and blunt arrowhead style tip very appealing and might try this design in the future.
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I love your blog! I have a Dayak paddle from Kalimantan, although not quite the same design, it is made, as most of them are, of Ironwood a hardwood from Borneo. Andre Guyot
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