Spoon Ladle

46-6-75

From: United States of America | North Carolina

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-6-75
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cherokee | Bird Town Band
Provenience United States of America | North Carolina
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rhododendron Wood
Description

Rhododendron wood. Handle and bowl in one piece. Heart-shaped bowl; slightly curved flat handle. "Spoon ladle for eating beans and corn soup or ladling dumplings of bead bread."

Length 24 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946

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