Laddle
Laddle
Laddle
Laddle

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Laddle,

before 1882

attributed Haida
PU 5388

Information

Title
Laddle
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Dall sheep horn
Dimensions
l. 34.7 cm., w. 14.7 cm., d. 11.1 cm. (13 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5388
Place Collected

North America, probably Howkan

Marks/Labels/Seals
Tag on bottom reads 204 PU 5388 written in black on bottom
Culture
Native American, Haida
Type
cutlery, spoons, ladles, potlatches
Materials
horn
Techniques
carving, molding
Subject
feasts, ravens, oil, grease

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879-1882; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882

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