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"Growing Goodness": An Alaska Native Collection at Oberlin College
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Ladle
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Alaina Helm
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Ipuun - “ladle” (Yup’ik) Handle: 19 cm long x 3.1 cm wide x 1.5-2.2 cm thick; Bowl: 21.8 cm long (from end of groove to tip) x 10 cm wide x 0.55 cm thick Wood Yukon River, Alaska (Deg Hi’tan/Deg Xinag), c. 1869 Collector: W. H. Dall Museum ID number: DAL.C1.a.0768
Utensils like this ladle were usually carved by male Elders, often from driftwood that was collected during the summer. Each ladle has its own unique decorative and symbolic marking, likely indicating both the owner and a broader reflection of the image’s relationship to the natural world. The bowl of the ladle has a traditional design of either a whale or a fish. The parallel black lines encircling the bowl may serve as female symbols, or they also may be the final encircling lines or grooves the artist paints on an object in order to imbue it with spiritual life and enable it to become a part of all other worldly things. Another possibility is that the black lines on the bowl and handle `were added later to signify a loss of respect or lack of trust for the original owners. This ladle was made by a skilled worker to be thick and durable so that it may last for many years, being passed down from generation to generation. The ladle shows few obvious signs of use, either due to the lack of respect for its original owners or the possibility that it became a tourist item (if this is the case, the additional markings could have been added later to make the item look more “native”).
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Object Gallery
Alaina Helm
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Alaina Helm
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Fish Skin Bag
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Fish Skin Bag, Fish, Bag,leather,dye, sinew, post-contact, skin
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Fishing Tool Bag
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bag, fishing, leather, caribou,seal, gear
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2019-12-06T23:09:30+00:00
Gut Skin Bag
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Waterproof Intestine Bag, elder bird, feathers, intestine, walrus, sinew, bearded seal, ceremonial, stich
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2020-05-29T14:29:45+00:00
53.88443, -166.53324
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2019-12-07T20:07:27+00:00
Walrus Ivory Bead or Belt Toggle
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Walrus Ivory Bead, ivory, walrus, bead, necklace, fire starting, buckle
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2019-12-07T20:12:54+00:00
Large Projectile
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Large Projectile, balleen, weapon, hunting, lance, carving
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Throwing Board
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Throwing Board, wood, ivory, hunting, projectile
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Seal Charm
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Ivory, belt buckle, charcoal, weight
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Seal Charm Buckle
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Seal Buckle, Ivory, belt
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Snare
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hunting, walrus, hide
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Tobacco Box
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1979
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Small Projectile
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Small Projectile
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Ivory Knife
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Ivory Knife
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Skinning Knife
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Snow Goggles
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Snow Goggles
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Carved Ivory Birds
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Woven Bottle
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Dr. L.B. Sherry
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Seal Drag
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Seal Fish Charm
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Bent Wood Container
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Spoon
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Carved Ivory Doll
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Ladle with Turtle
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Doll
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Bowl/Dish/Tray
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Decorative Piece
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Net Needle
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Story Knife
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Ladle
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Fish Skin Pouch
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Sculpin Hook
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Sinker
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Sinew
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Scraper
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Wolf Scarer
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Works Cited for Object Descriptions
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Bent Wood Container
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Story Knife
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Fish Skin Bag
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Fish Skin Bag, Fish, Bag,leather,dye, sinew, post-contact, skin
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2020-05-29T14:23:00+00:00
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2019-11-22T20:05:29+00:00
Doll
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Berry Basket
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C.L. McKay
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Small Projectile
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Small Projectile
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Net Needle
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Ladle with Turtle
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Seal Drag
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Seal Fish Charm
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64.4375, -165.00638
1880
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2019-11-22T19:57:19+00:00
Decorative Piece
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64.15853, -164.04084
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Skinning Knife
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2019-11-22T19:55:10+00:00
Tobacco Box
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2020-01-23T16:46:48+00:00
1979
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2019-11-22T19:54:56+00:00
Snare
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hunting, walrus, hide
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2020-05-29T14:38:25+00:00
1879
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2019-11-22T19:53:03+00:00
Fishing Tool Bag
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bag, fishing, leather, caribou,seal, gear
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2020-05-29T14:28:25+00:00
1879
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2019-11-22T20:01:06+00:00
Carved Ivory Doll
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2020-01-21T15:05:02+00:00
63.84916, -164.26888
1876
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2019-11-22T20:00:05+00:00
Spoon
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59.96368, -164.02363
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Throwing Board
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Throwing Board, wood, ivory, hunting, projectile
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2020-05-29T14:33:24+00:00
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Seal Charm Buckle
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Seal Buckle, Ivory, belt
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2019-11-22T20:04:55+00:00
Bowl/Dish/Tray
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2020-01-21T15:23:06+00:00
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2019-11-22T20:03:25+00:00
Snow Goggles
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Snow Goggles
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Fish Skin Pouch
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2019-12-13T20:19:28+00:00
Seal Charm
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Ivory, belt buckle, charcoal, weight
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2020-05-29T14:36:41+00:00
1
2019-11-22T20:01:31+00:00
Ivory Knife
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Ivory Knife
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1884
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2019-11-22T20:04:09+00:00
Carved Ivory Birds
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2019-12-07T20:12:54+00:00
Large Projectile
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Large Projectile, balleen, weapon, hunting, lance, carving
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2020-05-29T14:32:40+00:00
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2019-12-07T20:07:27+00:00
Walrus Ivory Bead or Belt Toggle
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Walrus Ivory Bead, ivory, walrus, bead, necklace, fire starting, buckle
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2020-05-29T14:31:20+00:00
1876
63.76875, -163.6188
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2019-11-22T19:59:02+00:00
Ladle
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2020-01-24T15:23:08+00:00
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64.05599, -158.73494
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2019-12-06T23:09:30+00:00
Gut Skin Bag
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Waterproof Intestine Bag, elder bird, feathers, intestine, walrus, sinew, bearded seal, ceremonial, stich
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2020-05-29T14:29:45+00:00
53.88443, -166.53324
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2019-11-22T20:04:35+00:00
Woven Bottle
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Woven Bottle
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56.47083, -132.37666
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Throwing Stick
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Ladle
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Heres what Rosemary Ahtuangaruak has to say!
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