
Indian Legends from Maine

Wooden cooking utensil
Wood soup paddle with zig zag ink design on tip near blue dyed leather tie / Louis Fish
Essay/Description
A wooden paddle for stirring a large cooking pot. The paddle has a notch in the handle end which is fitted with a length of blue commercial leather for hanging. The very edge of the handle has zig zag markings in black ink. The paddle end is flat, not cupped like a spoon.