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bowl, 'Tecumseh' or prophet
bowl, 'Tecumseh' or prophet
bowl, 'Tecumseh' or prophet
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Introduction
Bowl, carved wood, round, terraced perforated handles
Nation of Origin
Potawatomi?; Shawnee?; Taken from PMAE Catalogue Record
Place of Origin:
Lafayette, IN
Date Made or Date Range:
19th century
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
PMAE Catalogue Record
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Materials
Wood
Dimensions:
16.3 × 51.5 × 52.5 cm
Condition:
The object is in good condition.
The bowl shows spots of discolouration, cracking, abrasions, and scratches. Damages appear to be as a result of regular use.
The bowl shows spots of discolouration, cracking, abrasions, and scratches. Damages appear to be as a result of regular use.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
PMAE Catalogue Record
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
26-8-10/98197
Link to Institution's Collections Database:
'Tecumseh' bowl or 'The Prophet's' bowl.
Collection at Current Location:
Ethnographic
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1928?
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
On loan from Old South Church of Boston, 1928
Previous Collectors:
Capt. George W. Prescott
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
58944
How to Cite this Item
Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 26-8-10/98197
Record Creation Context
GRASAC Summer RA, Carlie Manners
Approximate Place of Origin
40.4168, -86.875
Source of Information about Places
Wabash River and Tippecanoe Rivers, near junction of; Village of Shawnee or Pota; PMAE Catalogue Record