Catalogue LS-223

Mentawai

Region
Siberut
Culture
Mentawai
Object type
household item
LS-223 overview
Overview
LS-223 detail
Detail

Description

Oar. Flat wooden plank attached with rattan to the main wooden mast. Wood, rattan. (see similar at https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1105975/ Only the inhabitants of the Mentawai Islands know how to make boat paddles using this technique (the Mentawai Islands include the Islands of Siberut, Sipora etc.) to the southwest of Sumatra. Flat, broad, pointed ovals made of wood form paddle shovels that are pierced twice along their central axis and affixed crosswise with rattan strips to long paddle shafts that are carved at the top. )