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Bird effigy ladle
Unrecorded Haudenosaunee (Seneca) artist Native American
Not on view
The abstracted bird or bird creature on this ladle has an enigmatic quality that is emphasized by its refined, flowing contours. The effigy was likely carved in response to a dream or conceived from a vision. Among the Haudenosaunee, dreams and visions often motivated the carving of effigies on ladles, spoons, bowls, and pipes. Food bowls and ladles were individually owned and taken along on visits to other people.
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