Culture/People:

Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this

Previous owner:

Nancy Dushane (Welabise'), Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Spoon/Ladle

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Food/Beverage Serving

Native Term:

te' gwem

Place:

Quapaw Agency; Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Nancy Dushane (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

1/9984

Barcode:

019984.000

See related items:

Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]

Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624acc30e-9beb-4d78-bb91-653dd1ea56d3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_21177