elm bark bowl

elm bark bowl

elm bark bowl

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Elm bark bowl. shaped into shallow bowl, with wood splint held by thin strips of cedar to the rim. Given to Evelyn Johnson by her cousin, Mr. George Styres of Cayuga, Six Nations. Father of Mr. Styres originally made the bowl in 1922.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Cayuga
Nation of Origin

Given to Evelyn Johnson by Mr. George Styres of Cayuga, Six Nations. It belonged to his father, who made it.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1922
Materials

Elm bark, cedar

Techniques or Format

Bowl made of elm bark, shaped into shallow bowl, with wood splint held by thin strips of cedar to the rim

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 11 cm
Condition: Fair, split in several places
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Noted in GRASAC Royal Ontario Museum spreadsheet.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 922.1.99
Collection at Current Location: Evelyn Johnson/Chiefswood Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1922
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mr. George Styres (cousin of Evelyn Johnson)
Previous Collectors: Evelyn Johnson
Collection Narratives and Histories

Given to Evelyn Johnson by Mr. George Styres of Cayuga, Six Nations. It belonged to his father, who made it, and is probably 100 years old

GKS Reference Number: 27340
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Cayuga artist, elm bark bowl. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 922.1.99. Item described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 27340.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

From Six Nations originally.

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