Serving Spoon

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Summary: 
Wood spoon with carved bird effigy in the collections of the Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Description: 

Museum Description: small, burled maple, wide bowl, effigy probably beaver.

Physical Description: wood (burled maple); 8" in length; no further dimensions given.

NDT Note: wood spoon, carved, bird effigy at top (feast spoon) rating: 1.

Traditional Knowledge: 

kookani

Protocol: 
MHMA Public Access
Community: 
Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive
Category: 
Food & Agriculture
Keywords: 
woodwork
Collections: 
Historic and Cultural Objects of the Myaamia
Original Date Description: 
unknown
Contributor: 
Chandler, Milford G., Cranbrook Institute of Science
Rights: 
The MHMA does not hold copyright for material not generated by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and users are responsible for acting in accordance to copyright law.
Source: 
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Identifier: 
2007.021.032; 2185
Format: 
wood, maple