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Introduction
Spoon carved from wood; end of handle carved in bird motif. 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 carved from wood burl. end of handle has bird motif carved on it
Motifs and Patterns
bird with head turned to one side
Other Notes
One of a set of two (see also 70.89.38)
Dimensions:
7.5 × 12 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
70.89.39
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:
45225
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