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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Dance Paddle
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Dance Paddle

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Dateprobably 1st half of the 20th century
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 58 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (149.2 x 15.9 x 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of The Rubin - Ladd Foundation
Terms
    Object number2005.43.34
    DescriptionDance paddles from the northern Solomon Islands feature painted, low relief designs called kokorra: squatting figures with delicate limbs and body, and large head with round, staring eyes and elongated earlobes. They wear a headdress similar to those worn by initiates in the Bonito Cult who impersonate the urar, spirits of deceased clan members.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Wosera people
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Kayan Dayak people
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    1931
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nukuma people
    ca. 1965
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Iatmul people
    probably 1st half of the 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maori people
    19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Batak people
    20th century