ladle, spoon

ladle, spoon

ladle, spoon

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Introduction

An Oneida (Hodenosaunee) wooden ladle collected in Ontario, Canada. Purchased from Alan Farna (Oneida) of Ontario by Wild West Show owner E. W. Lenders, who then sold the spoon to collector Charles H. Stevens on February 23rd, 1909. Stevens' collection was acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1947.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Oneida
Nation of Origin

Collector's identification.

Place of Origin: Ontario, CAN
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood.

Techniques or Format

Carved from a piece of wood.

Dimensions: 16 × 8 × 0 cm
Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 45-15-1315
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1945
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Charles H Stevens acquired Feb 23, 1909 from E. W. Lenders (a German painter and collector who moved to Philadelphia and was also the manager of the Princess Winona Wild West Show) who seems to have acquired them from Alan Farna, Oneida, Ontario Canada
Collection Narratives and Histories

Charles H Stephens acquired the spoon on February 23, 1909, from E. W. Lenders (a German painter and collector who moved to Philadelphia and was also the manager of the Princess Winona Wild West Show) who seems to have acquired them from Alan Farna, Oneida, Ontario Canada.

GKS Reference Number: 27108
Record Creation Context

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

Approximate Place of Origin

51.2538, -85.3232

Source of Information about Places

Collector's identification.

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