Calabash Ladle

Unidentified Guna (Kuna) maker

Share

1960s

Wood, calabash, string

Overall: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

170.64.25086

Geography

Place Made: Nalunega island, Panama, Central America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

Jore Iglesias, Nalunega, Panama; sold to Russell A. Mittermeier (Class of 1971) for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.

This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.

We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu