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Wooden paddle with burnt and carved design on handle / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This is a large wooden spoon, not paddle. The spoon was used for stirring food while cooking.

Tags: carved designs, wooden spoon, pot stirrer
People: Eastern Woodlands
Places: Great Lakes, possibly 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): 
Wooden paddle with burnt and carved design on handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
early 20th century - mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Paddle
Accession No: 
73.115
Previous Number(s): 
7327.115
Department: 
Anthropology
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