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Ladle

Date1870-1890
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (49.5 × 14 × 19.1 cm)
Object numberT0554
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextAt feasts and potlatches members of the host’s family served guests rich foods with sheep horn ladles such as this one. Its impressive size and elegant carving was a fitting display of the host’s ability to lavish his finest hospitality upon his guests. The slender outstretched neck of the bird on the handle seems to portray a waterfowl as it dives into the water to capture its food.
ProvenanceJay Leff, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; John A. Buxton, Dallas, Texas; Shango Galleries, Dallas, Texas; Stefan Edlis, Chicago, Illinois
BibliographyFurst, Peter T. and Jill L. Furst. North American Indian Art. New York: Rizzoli, 1982, pl.110, pp.120-121.

Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.372.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 440.
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Dish
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1870-1900
Dish
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1840-1860
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Ladle
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1800-1850

5798 STATE HIGHWAY 80
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