spoon

spoon

spoon

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Introduction

Anishinaabe carved wooden spoon with shallow bowl and curved handle. Alternating patterning of holes and circles with inside dots or perhaps a concentric circle design ornament the handle. Likely made ca. 1900, from Minnesota. Purchased from Albert G. Heath.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation

Place of Origin: Minnesota, USA
Date Made or Date Range: ca. 1900
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated.

Materials

wood

Techniques or Format

Carved wooden spoon with shallow bowl. Handle is flat and ends in a curved tip. Round holes, and engraved circles with inside dots have been carved into the spoon handle. Notch as been carved at the neck of the handle by the bowl.

Motifs and Patterns

Alternating holes with carved circles with inside dots, or possibly an image of a concentric circle(?).

Dimensions: 30 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum documentation

Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1941.252
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1941
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Purchase from Albert G. Heath
GKS Reference Number: 24449
Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014

Approximate Place of Origin

46.7296, -94.6859

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation

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