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Object Number
03-32-10/62622.2
Display Title
Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
gatgunius hah
Object Description
Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah. For stirring boiling corn and for removing corn bread from hot water when done. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Used in preparation of hominy and succotash (corn & beans) to stir food, which was cooked in big kettles. Sometimes elaborately carved. These paddles were also used to spank children. M. Raymond Harrington in "The Preparation of Corn among the Seneca Indians:" "6- Gatgunius hah Stirring paddle" (Accession 04-23. M Raymond Harrington Papers (New York), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Archives).
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, rectangular blade, split, straight handle, perforated
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 1800s
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 47.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm (18 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
03-32-10/62622.2 & 62622
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1903)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1903)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
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Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62626 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62627 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62625 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62624 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62619 | Purple beans, ha-yuk |
Raw Material
Floral |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62631 | Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa |
Raw Material
Bowl |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62623 | Hulling basket, ye-gai-do-ai-daqua |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62630 | Sifting basket |
Basket
|
Erie County
|