Object Details
- Collection History
- Said to have been made by Pleasant Miles for his wife, whom he married circa 1780; inherited by their daughter Caroline Miles (Pamunkey, ca. 1795-1870) and passed on to her granddaughter, Margaret Adams (Mattaponi, ca. 1851-ca. 1930); collected from Margaret Adams in 1920 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Pamunkey
- Artist/Maker
- Pleasant Miles, Pamunkey, ca. 1760-ca. 1840
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Previous owner
- Caroline Miles, Pamunkey, ca. 1795-1870
- Margaret Adams, Mattaponi, ca. 1851-ca. 1930
- Collector
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Date created
- 1800-1830
- Object Name
- Dough bowl
- Media/Materials
- Gum wood/Pepperidge wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 55.4 x 30.8 x 11.4 cm
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
