Two paddles
Cameroun, Douala
Vendu
200 €
Taille
H: 161 cm & 179 cm
H: 63.4 inch & 70.5 inch
Description
middle brown wood, matt patina, party open worked, ornamental carvings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
such decorative but eminently unfunctional oars have early souvenir trade status, though they are also reported to have been used indigeniously, perhaps as dance wands during canoe regatta festivities.