Object Details
- Collection History
- Items in this set were collected from several Prairie Band Potawatomi individuals (Wu'-ko-kwa"-wa", We'c-pu'-kwe', Ci'-ki'-ne'b-ko-kwe', Wa-pak-si'-kwe', Ma-djo-was, Ka-ma-ta, Mrs. Junian, Po-ta, Wa"t-sa"p-to, Ki'-si's, Cu'p-ci'-wa-no, and Wa"n-bi' tu'k) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Previous owner
- We'c pu' kwe', Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Po ta, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Ci' ki' ne'b ko kwe', Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Wa pak si' kwe', Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Ma djo was (Wa djo was), Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Wa"t sa"p to (Ina"t sa"p to), Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Ka ma ta, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Wa"n bi' tu'k, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Ki' si's, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Cu'p ci' wa no, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- (unknown first name) Junian, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Wu' ko kwa" wa", Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
- Collector
- Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
- Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Date created
- circa 1900
- Object Name
- Spoon/Ladle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 35 x 18.2 x 7.5 cm
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Indigenous Term
- mte' gna e'm kwaw
