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Object Number
03-32-10/62631
Display Title
Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ga-onh-wa
Object Description
Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa. For mixing corn bread. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Letter from M. Raymond Harrington to F. W. Putnam, July 1st, 1903: "elm bark tray for mixing cornbread ($0.75)" (X-file 03-32). M. Raymond Harrington in "The Preparation of Corn among the Seneca Indians:" "12- Ga onh wa Elm bark tray" (Accession 04-23. M Raymond Harrington Papers (New York), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Archives).
Inventory Description
Bark dish, oval, sewn rim
Classification
- Bowl
- 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: 10.7 x 44.3 x 38.7 cm (4 3/16 x 17 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62631
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62695 | Elm bark tray |
Tray
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Corn
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.2 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62619 | Purple beans, ha-yuk |
Floral
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62626 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
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
| |
| 03-32-10/62620 | Spotted beans, utguwa sagaoh |
Raw Material
Floral |
Erie County
|