Spoon
70-9-272
From: North America | Canada | Ontario | Grand River Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
| 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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