Outrigger Canoe Paddle (hoe)

Steering canoe paddle (hoe in Hawaiian) made from koa hard wood (Acacia koa), made by Ray Bumatay. This type of paddle was used in the back of a canoe to help guide the vessel. On one side of the paddle’s blade is a slight projection which is used help improve the paddle’s hydrodynamics. The paddle (and a lei) were gifts given by Ray and Alika Bumatay when they came to NMNH in to work on the wa'a (canoe) gifted by Queen Kapi'olani to the Smithsonian in 1888 (catalog number E160416), and noticed that the canoe did not have a paddle. The paddle is to be kept with the canoe.

DONOR NAME:
Ray Bumatay
LENGTH - PADDLE:
168.5 cm
MAXIMUM WIDTH - PADDLE:
27 cm
MAXIMUM DEPTH - PADDLE:
4 cm
CULTURE:
Hawaiian
OBJECT TYPE:
Paddle
PLACE:
Hilo, Hawaii, United States, Polynesia
TOPIC:
Ethnology
ACCESSION NUMBER:
2085127
USNM NUMBER:
E436262-0
SEE MORE ITEMS IN:
Anthropology
DATA SOURCE:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32c03fb59-4dd8-47da-963f-a984c0df1f44
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14498178