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Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0049   CAS 0091-0049; Ladle
Category Culinary Items; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
Culture Northern Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Vicinity of Fort Egbert and Eagle City
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901-1903
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bark; Wood
Description Scoop-like ladle with a large oval-shaped bowl with flaring sides; Bowl is made from a single sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with a long flap at one end extending up and out from the bowl to form a wide handle; Overlapping joins at the ends of the bowl are sewn together with willow roots; Natural white color of exterior of bark faces outward; Exterior rim of both the bowl and handle are reinforced by 2 separate bark strips along the rim of the bowl and by a separate bark strip identical in size to the handle and positioned on its underside, all of which are then secured with a willow reinforcing rod which is coil wrapped with willow roots.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.6, Width = 12.5, Length = 31.6