Effigy Feast Ladle with a Carved Otter on the Handle Finial

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands

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about 1850

Wood

Overall: 8 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 in. (21 × 10.8 × 5.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the William S. Rubin Fund

2009.58

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Woodlands

Not on view

Course History

ANTH 11/NAS 11, Ancient Native Americans, Madeleine McLeester, Fall 2021

ANTH 11.01/NAIS 11.01, Ancient Native Americans, Maddie McLeester, Fall 2022

Exhibition History

Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.

Provenance

Private Collection, Massachusetts; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; sold to present collection, 2009.

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