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Elm bark spoon for maple sugar making, etc.
Elm bark spoon for maple sugar making, etc.
Object Number 03-32-10/62616
Display Title Elm bark spoon for maple sugar making, etc.
Descriptions
Object Description Elm bark spoon for maple sugar making, etc.
Inventory Description Bark ladle, sewn edges, wooden rim
Classification
  • Ladle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials Bark, Wood, Elm bark
Dimensions Overall: 31.8 x 9.3 x 2.8 cm (12 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62616
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1903)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (01/01/1903)

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