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Wooden ladle with burnt and carved designs
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Carved wooden ladle / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This ladle style is similar to what white settlers owned and used.

Tags: ladle, wood, carvings, leather string
People: Sac & Fox
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Carved wooden ladle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Sac & Fox
Date: 
mid-19th century - late 19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Ladle
Accession No: 
73.107
Previous Number(s): 
G-2480
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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