Spoon

70-9-272

From: North America | Canada | Ontario | Grand River Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-272
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mississauga | Ojibwa
Provenience North America | Canada | Ontario | Grand River Reservation
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Date Made 1875-1899
Section American
Materials Wood
Iconography Man
Description

Made of a very dark brown carved wood, carved figure of a man used as a handle. Man is in a sitting position so that his chest is at right angles to his lap, making a space for one's thumb to grasp the handle of the spoon. Small tag in Speck's handwriting attached to the leg of the carved figure.

Height 15 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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