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

Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands
Owl Effigy Ladle
Maple, 4 ½” Length, c.1820-1840
Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Owl Effigy Ladle
Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Owl Effigy Ladle
 

Visually, this is a well-balanced carving-the owl’s body divided between the front and the back by the stem of the handle, which strongly tapers into the owl’s belly.