spoon, wooden

spoon, wooden

spoon, wooden

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Introduction

A Hodenosaunee wooden spoon with a hand carved into the top. Obtained from Mrs. Timothy General of the Six Nations of the Grand River in 1939 by Samuel Pennypacker or Frank Speck. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology around 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: 1800s-1939
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood

Techniques or Format

Carved from a piece of wood. Long stemmed, with a deep and narrow bowl.

Motifs and Patterns

A curled hand is carved on the end.

Dimensions: 39 × 5.5 × 0 cm
Condition: The carved hand is chipped halfway off.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The spoon was collected in 1939.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70-9-101
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

Obtained from Mrs. Timothy General of the Six Nations of the Grand River in 1939 by Samuel Pennypacker or Frank Speck. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology around 1969.

GKS Reference Number: 25503
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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