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Chippewa Mille Lacs Lake Minnesota Spoon c. 1924

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Chippewa Mille Lacs Lake Minnesota Spoon c. 1924
Featured in this lot is this Chippewa Mille Lacs Lake Minnestoa spoon collected in 1924. The spoon features a wondefully and professionally crafted wooden construction that shows a single piece and is carved and shaped into a right angle. The spoon is marked on the tag as follows: Chippewa Spoon - S. Holbert Cop # C-197 - By Mrs Wodena - June 1924 - Mrs Wodena was 68 - #C-19789 - Mille Lacs Lake Minnesota. The Chippewa, also known as the Ojibway or Ojibwe (said to mean the puckered moccasin people), live mainly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Ontario. They speak a form of the Algonquian language and are closely related to the Ottawa and Potawatomi. The condition of this Chippewa spoon is preserved with some natural fissures to the spoon bowl and some wear to the wood of the spoon but otherwise shows preserved overall condition. The measurements of this spoon is 10 1/2" x 4 7/8" x 7". The collective weight of this spoon is U6oz.