Soup Paddle

70-9-466

From: North America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-466
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ojibwa (uncertain)
Provenience North America
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Twine
Description

Wood with attached piece of twine. Handle carved and incised with figures: at the handle end, two concentric circles (suns?) surrounded by rays; then, along handle, rows of zigzags forming a diamond pattern; then, between handle and blade, a double-headed bird figure, with two wings (?) on top and two feet at the bottom. Figures are the same on both sides of the paddle.

Length 44 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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