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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) (possibly)
Title:Burl bowl with open handle
Date Made:18th or early 19th century
Type:Food Service
Materials:Ash
Place Made:North America; United States; Northeast
Measurements:Overall: 4 1/8 in x 9 in x 8 7/8 in; 10.5 cm x 22.9 cm x 22.5 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK B.12.A.35.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

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Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE:
An old round burl bowl in ash, with a single handle. Shaped with knife and gouge. Probably used for serving food. Cat. 5/17/1935 8/31/1936.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; containers; woods; bowls

Subjects:
Bowls; Containers; Forests and forestry; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples

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