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Object Number
26-8-10/98197
Display Title
'Tecumseh' bowl or 'The Prophet's' bowl.
Descriptions
Object Description
'Tecumseh' bowl or 'The Prophet's' bowl.
Inventory Description
Bowl, carved wood, round, terraced perforated handles
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shawnee?
- Potawatomi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Indiana?
Additional Geographic Terms
Wabash River and Tippecanoe Rivers, near junction of; Village of Shawnee or Pota
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 51.5 x 52.5 cm (6 7/16 x 20 1/4 x 20 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98197
Credit Line
On loan from Old South Church, 1928
Provenance
Collector
Capt. George W. Prescott
(1811)
Intermediary
Mrs. Stephen Jarvis
Lender
Old South Church of Boston
(1926)
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