A Woodlands Wood Effigy Ladle

Estimate

6,000 - 9,000 USD

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Description

with shallow circular bowl, tall tapering handle and a flattened finial, surmounted by a quadruped, probably a depiction of the underwater panther.

Provenance

Acquired from Paul Gray, Old Chatham, New York, 1999

Exhibited

The Cincinnati Art Museum: “A Window on the Past,” October 18, 2002 – March 30, 2003

Literature

John W. Painter, A Window on the Past: Early Native American Dress from the John Painter Collection, 2002, Cincinnati Art Museum, p. 59, no. 54, illustrated