© British Museum
Native North American Carved Ladle
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2001
- Dimensions
- 26 x 13 x 14 cm
- Vendor
- Mrs Susan Rutter
The handle is formed from a squatting human.
He is holding a large metal banded wood barrel to his lips. The bowl is supported by a large superbly carved turtle. Almost certainly created among the Northern Iroquoian-speaking peoples.
Provenance
Acquired by previous owner at an antiques fair in 1998.
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