4 Metaphors for paddles

The paddles were six and a half feet in length, much clumsier than those seen in other parts of New Guinea, and without the carving on the handle, the blade also differed slightly in shape, being more elliptical.

Except for his injured arm, the paddle would have been betterhe could have made better time and escaped the danger of being stranded in deep waterbut he doubted that he could handle it with his faltering arm.

The paddles were six and a half feet in length, much clumsier than those seen in other parts of New Guinea, and without the carving on the handle, the blade also differed slightly in shape, being more elliptical.

Their paddles are "split branches of trees, with wider pieces tied on at one end, with the sinews of birds or beasts."

4 Metaphors for  paddles