Spoon
Datec. 1870
MediumMaple
Dimensions6 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches (15.9 x 11.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.412
ClassificationsTools and Implements
Curator NotesDark browm maple spoon with a shallow ovoid bowl and a narrow hooked handle. Carved figure of an animal (bear or dog ?) seated atop the handle.
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, Americas
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
Exhibitions
Terms
The animal figure is seen on many carved wood Potawatomi objects.
Examined object for possible inclusion in exhibition "Cats & Dogs".
There are no works to discover for this record.