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Object Number
97-3-10/48234
Display Title
Spoon used in Indian game 'su-ha'
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
su-ha
Object Description
Spoon used in Indian game 'su-ha'
Inventory Description
Snow snake stick, carved wood, anthropomorphic head, smooth base
Classification
- Recreational device
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Artist
Big Thunder
Culture
- Penobscot
- Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Penobscot County
/
Indian Island
/
Old Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm (18 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48234/ Spoon Mouth -/ made by Big Thunder of the Penobscot Tribe
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1897)
Donor
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1897)
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