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The Steven Michaan Collection of North American Tribal Art : The Art of the Spirit World : Woodlands

Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands
Pig Effigy Ladle
Maple Burl, 3 ⅛” Length, c.1760-1780

Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Pig Effigy Ladle
Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Pig Effigy Ladle
 

The presentation of the effigy here is atypical, as it has no distinct separation from the stem of the handle. The effigy appears to be the head of a pig with ears, snout, and an open mouth.

Though excavated examples have been recorded, this is the only documented pig effigy ladle known. This is the smallest ladle in this collection and one of the smallest documented.

Provenance : Devere A. Card