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spoon
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spoon
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Introduction
Spoon carved from wood; had bird motifs carved on the handle. Lewis Henry Morgan collection.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Date Made or Date Range:
prior to 1840
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Materials
Wood burl
Techniques or Format
spoon is carved from wood burl, with a bird carved into the end of handle
Motifs and Patterns
bird
Other Notes
Set of two spoons (see also 70.89.39)
Dimensions:
5 × 6.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
collected in the 1840s (catalog record)
Provenance
Current Location:
Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
70.89.38
Collection at Current Location:
Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1970
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1840s
Previous Collectors:
Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories
Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45224
Record Creation Context
Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.
Approximate Place of Origin