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Wooden spoon/ladle
Object Number 88-51-10/50097
Display Title Wooden spoon/ladle
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spoon/ladle
Inventory Description Ladle, wood, curved spatulate bowl, long handle, 2 nat. bands, shiny residue
Classification
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Nunivaarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Bethel Census Area / Nunivak Island
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 46.3 x 7 x 6.5 cm (18 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50097/ 16249/ Nunivak
Provenance
Collector William Healey Dall (1864)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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