Handcrafted Wooden Orca Whale Paddle - Premium Kayak Canoe SUP Paddle for Outdoor Water Sports and Ocean Adventures

Product Description

This Orca or Killer Whale Paddle is hand-carved and painted by Tom D. Hunt from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. The paddle is deeply carved in yellow cedar and painted in black, green, and red acrylic.

The Orca or Killer Whale symbolizes family, romance, longevity, harmony, travel, community and protection. He is said to protect those who travel away from home, and to lead them back when the time comes. Orcas will often stay their whole life with the same pod and raise each calf with care.

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The paddle measures approximately 64 inches or 162 centimeters long, 8 inches or 20 centimeters wide, and up to 1 inch or 2 1/2 centimeters thick.