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Introduction

A Hodenosaunee ladle collected from Jerry Aaron of the Six Nations of the Grand River in 1939 by Samuel Pennypacker or Frank Speck. Used in the Longhouse for giving out corn soup. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 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: uuuu-1939
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood; black paint; three nails; string or twine.

Techniques or Format

The handle appears to be a commercial wooden spoon, to which a hand carved ladle bowl has been nailed. The middle section is painted black. A string is tied to the top of the handle.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Used for serving corn soup.

Dimensions: 22.2 × 11.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

It was collected in 1939.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70-9-227
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

Bequest to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1969 by Samuel Pennypacker, Schwenksville, Pa.

GKS Reference Number: 26180
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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