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Scoop (Spoon)
Iroquois, Lenape
1800-1860
Description
This scoop, or broad-bowled spoon, has a short, tapered handle and a proportionately wide oval, concave bowl. The end of the handle is pierced by a hole which would have allowed it to be tied to a belt or bandolier. This style of broad bowled scoop is recognized as a corn mush spoon made and used by Eastern Woodlands Native Americans. Spoons of this design were also given, traded, or sold by Native Americans to Euro-Americans. The artist who made this spoon may have been of the Iroquois or Lenape cultures.
Category
Wood (other)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Iroquois (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Eastern Woodlands; United States; North America
Materials
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1960.0963
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0963
Object Name
Scoop (Spoon)
Category
Wood (other)
Creator (Role)
Iroquois (Possible maker); Lenape (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Eastern Woodlands; United States; North America
Date
1800-1860
Subject(s)
- Native American
Materials
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
4.12 (H) x 7.12 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.48 (H) x 18.1 (W)