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Object Number 38-44-10/12738
Display Title Bass-wood ladle. Crane carved at the top of the handle
Descriptions
Object Description Bass-wood ladle, probably ceremonial. Crane carved at the top of the handle.
Inventory Description Ladle, carved wood, hooked handle with bird figure at end, shallow bowl
Classification
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Artist Alexander Wanbanosa (01/01/1900)
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario / <County> / Desbarats
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 11.5 x 13.6 cm (11 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-44-10/12738
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman (01/01/1900)
Donor Mrs. Henry H. Richardson (05/02/1938)

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