ladle, wooden

ladle, wooden

ladle, wooden

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Introduction

A Hodenosaunee wooden ladle. Obtained from Mrs. Timothy General of the Six Nations of the Grand River in 1939 by Samuel Pennypacker or Frank Speck. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology around 1969.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1800s-1939
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood, rough and porous.

Techniques or Format

Carved from a piece of wood. The ladle portion is relatively flat and very wide. The tip of the handle curves around into a sort of circle with a "V" carved into the centre of the circle.

Dimensions: 27.8 × 13 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The ladle was collected in 1939.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70-9-175
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1969
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, Schwenksville, Pa.
Collection Narratives and Histories

Obtained from Mrs. Timothy General of the Six Nations of the Grand River in 1939 by Samuel Pennypacker or Frank Speck. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology around 1969.

GKS Reference Number: 26825
Record Creation Context

GRASAC study visit, participants: David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wierzbowski, December 3, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation.

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