E0190: Inuit- Ladle

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0190

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Food T&E ➞ Food Service T&E

Marks/Labels:

Handle has a tag/sticker that reads: "Ladle-made by Esquimaux used in making up Potlatches-meaning the Big Feed-Alaska 1903" and "Ladle made by Eskimo"- not legible though.

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

47 cm L
16 cm W
6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Description:

Inuit potlatch ladle carved from a single piece of wood.

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