﻿80 
  

  

  [Assembly 
  

  

  Ah-do-gwii-seh, 
  or 
  ladle. 
  

  

  No. 
  40. 
  

  

  -''"t^jI 
  r'ifBJir' 
  '^** 
  

  

  In 
  ancient 
  times 
  the 
  ladle 
  not 
  only 
  answered 
  as 
  a 
  substitute 
  for 
  

   the 
  spoon 
  among 
  the 
  Iroquois, 
  but 
  supplied 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  every 
  

   other 
  contrivance 
  for 
  taking 
  food 
  from 
  the 
  dish. 
  They 
  are 
  made 
  

   of 
  hard 
  wood, 
  of 
  diiferent 
  sizes 
  and 
  patterns, 
  and 
  very 
  perfectly 
  

   finished. 
  The 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  handle 
  is 
  often 
  surmounted 
  with 
  the 
  

   figure 
  of 
  an 
  animal 
  or 
  bird, 
  so 
  carved 
  as 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  species 
  of 
  hook 
  

   upon 
  the 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  ladle 
  with 
  which 
  to 
  hang 
  it 
  upon 
  tl;e 
  side 
  

  

  