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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector
General A. D. Carrington, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Object Name
Spoon
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Place
North Carolina; USA
Collection History
Said to have been collected by General A.D. Carrington in the 1830s; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI by Helen Pep Grodka in 1972.