This is from the same seller that featured a huge, 96" northwoods style paddle a while back as well as the 84" Mustard Yellow painted paddle from the post on February 7th..
Monday, February 17, 2014
Ebay - Cree style paddle
From this Ebay Seller is a 58" paddle with a large narrow blade and a nubby style grip. Credit again to Luc P for sending me the link. The paddle's overall shape looks quite similar to Cree Style paddle blades posted on in the past, although to my eye, it looks as though this design would be quite blade heavy and unbalanced.
This is from the same seller that featured a huge, 96" northwoods style paddle a while back as well as the 84" Mustard Yellow painted paddle from the post on February 7th..
This is from the same seller that featured a huge, 96" northwoods style paddle a while back as well as the 84" Mustard Yellow painted paddle from the post on February 7th..
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Cherry Gallery Antique Beavertail
From February's current selection page of Cherry Gallery Antiques...
Canoe Paddle
A large handmade canoe paddle with a wide grip, oval shaft, and beaver-tail blade. The blade has an old green painted surface with lettering on one side that is visible in camera flash.
Circa 1900
8" w, 71" h
Friday, February 7, 2014
84" Mustard Canoe Paddle
Blog reader, Luc P, sent a link of a vintage canoe paddle from this seller on Ebay. It's another big one - 84" - covered with a mustard yellow paint. The seller lists it as a "lovely old primitive Indian made wooden paddle"
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Northwoods Ways Paddles
Came across some beautiful paddle pics from the facebook page of North Woods Ways. These are the creations of well known Maine Guide Alexandra Conover Bennett
White Ash Bow & Stern Northwoods Paddles
Algonquin Style paddles patterned after an Omer Stringer Blade
Feb 2020 Update: Alexandra has retired from paddle making but North Woods style paddles are now being offered by Shaw & Tenney Co. Read more at this post HERE.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Peabody Museum - Green Bladed Decorated Paddle
Superb blogger of Indigenous Boats, Bob Holtzman, has posted some personal photos of canoe-related exhibits at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Included in this display are some wonderful closeups of a favourite paddle design I've always wanted to see with my own eyes. It has served as the inspiration for my own cherry interpretations (posts here and here). It looks to the be the paddle illustrated in fig. 72 of Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. Adney sketched 1/2 of the blade pattern, included some dimensions and identified the paddle as a 71" long (180cm), maple wood Passamaquoddy dated to 1849.
Despite the difficulty in photographing dimly lit museum pieces behind glass, Bob was able to get some shots of the paddle on display.
The paddle was captioned with the following info...
Until now, the only photo of this paddle I've seen was the official museum pic showcasing the white scroll design on the blade.
Closer inspection reveals that that scroll pattern of the official pic and the display model are different. Now I'm wondering if the paddle is painted on both sides with slightly different scrolled patterns or if the museum has 2 distinct paddles in their collection.
Back in 2010, Bob also sent links and photos to some paddles at the University of Maine's Hudson Museum. It included a paddle with an attractive, segmented style grip.
Included in this display are some wonderful closeups of a favourite paddle design I've always wanted to see with my own eyes. It has served as the inspiration for my own cherry interpretations (posts here and here). It looks to the be the paddle illustrated in fig. 72 of Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. Adney sketched 1/2 of the blade pattern, included some dimensions and identified the paddle as a 71" long (180cm), maple wood Passamaquoddy dated to 1849.
Despite the difficulty in photographing dimly lit museum pieces behind glass, Bob was able to get some shots of the paddle on display.
Image Credit: Bob Holtzman
Image Credit: Bob Holtzman
The paddle was captioned with the following info...
"The blade of this elaborately decorated paddle is painted green. The double-curve design was executed by removing the paint while it was still wet. The stepped motif and crosshatching are suggestive of Penobscot or Passamaquoddy manufacture. The handle exhibits graceful carving and shows much indication of use."
Until now, the only photo of this paddle I've seen was the official museum pic showcasing the white scroll design on the blade.
Canoe paddle, elaborately decorated. Blade painted green, double curve motif.
Peabody Number: 99-12-10/53655
Dimensions: Length: 180.5 cm, Width: 17.6 cm, Dep: 3.3 cm
Provenance: Donor: Heirs of David Kimball (1899)
Dimensions: Length: 180.5 cm, Width: 17.6 cm, Dep: 3.3 cm
Provenance: Donor: Heirs of David Kimball (1899)
Closer inspection reveals that that scroll pattern of the official pic and the display model are different. Now I'm wondering if the paddle is painted on both sides with slightly different scrolled patterns or if the museum has 2 distinct paddles in their collection.
Back in 2010, Bob also sent links and photos to some paddles at the University of Maine's Hudson Museum. It included a paddle with an attractive, segmented style grip.
Image Credit: Bob Holtzman
Thinking the next paddle project (if it ever gets going) will be to replicate the Peabody museum paddle blade with the Hudson Museum grip style. A similar attempt in Sassafras was attempted in the summer of 2012 but if you follow through the posts you'll know it ended up in failure with a snapped shaft.
