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Cedar ladle. Handle carved in low relief with cormorant & animal design.
Cedar ladle. Handle carved in low relief with cormorant & animal design.
Object Number 985-27-10/58937
Display Title Cedar ladle. Handle carved in low relief with cormorant & animal design.
Descriptions
Object Description Cedar ladle. Handle carved in low relief. Design is of a cormorant on top with unidentified creature below. Grease and oil stains. Damage to handle from tape.
Inventory Description Large carved wooden ladle, bird handle.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th Century
Culture
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska, Southeast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 48.2 x 15.8 x 12 cm (19 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58937
Provenance
Collector Col. Sawyer's sister (ca. 1895)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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