Historic Paddle Illustration: Frances Anne Hopkins - Explorer's Camp

I've previously posted about the famous voyageur paintings of Frances Anne Hopkins which clearly illustrate the decorative styles of paddles used by these hardy canoemen. Here's another painting entitled "The Explorer's Camp" dated to circa 1891.

The Explorer's Camp

Accession Number: 952.168.1

Painter: Frances Anne Hopkins

Physical Dimensions: w31.1 x h27.8 cm

Provenance:Sigmund Samuel Collection

Type: Painting

Medium: watercolour on wove paper

Royal Ontario Museum - Google Cultural Institute Link 

A closeup of the paddles reveal the commonly used bright red paint on the narrow blades...

Paddle Closeups