Bowl
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Object Label
Nineteenth-century depictions of Native people by European colonizers have long obscured the cultural vibrancy of Indigenous artistic traditions, as exemplified by this delicately carved wood bowl adorned with two human faces in relief. A brass plate covering a large crack on one side shows that the owner repaired it, indicating that the bowl was a treasured item likely passed down from generation to generation. If it was collected in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in the 1830s, it may have traveled with Lenape refugees fleeing north to Wisconsin or Ontario, Canada.
Caption
Eastern Woodlands. Bowl, early 19th century. Wood, brass, 7 1/4 x 14 x 14 in. (18.4 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.161. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.161_view01_PS11.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Bowl
Date
early 19th century
Geography
Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
Medium
Wood, brass
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 14 x 14 in. (18.4 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Accession Number
50.67.161
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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