﻿No. 
  122.] 
  

  

  83' 
  

  

  BARK 
  LADLE. 
  

  

  No. 
  42. 
  

  

  The 
  original 
  ladle 
  was 
  of 
  bark 
  and 
  a 
  very 
  simple 
  contrivancej 
  

   as 
  will 
  appear 
  from 
  the 
  above 
  representation. 
  It 
  was 
  made 
  of 
  

   red 
  elm 
  bark, 
  and 
  would 
  hold 
  but 
  little 
  more 
  than 
  the 
  common 
  

   spoon. 
  In 
  ancient 
  times 
  ladles 
  of 
  this 
  description 
  only 
  were 
  

   used 
  ; 
  but 
  they 
  were 
  laid 
  aside 
  when 
  the 
  possession 
  of 
  metalio 
  

   implements 
  enabled 
  them 
  to 
  substitute 
  the 
  present 
  one 
  of 
  wood. 
  

   The 
  ladle 
  is, 
  without 
  doubt, 
  an 
  original 
  Indian 
  utensil, 
  and 
  in 
  all 
  

   probability 
  the 
  origin 
  of 
  the 
  common 
  wooden 
  ladle 
  still 
  in 
  gene- 
  

   ral 
  use 
  among 
  our 
  own 
  people. 
  • 
  

  

  0-sa, 
  or 
  EAsswooD 
  bark. 
  

  

  No. 
  83. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  former 
  report 
  the 
  subject 
  of 
  rope 
  making 
  from 
  filaments 
  

   of 
  bark 
  was 
  adverted 
  to, 
  but 
  not 
  particularly 
  explained. 
  As 
  fab- 
  

   rics 
  of 
  bark 
  occupy 
  a 
  conspicuous 
  place 
  in 
  their 
  domestic 
  econo- 
  

   my, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  form 
  an 
  interesting 
  department 
  of 
  Indian 
  manu- 
  

   facture, 
  some 
  further 
  notice 
  of 
  the 
  art 
  will 
  be 
  made. 
  The 
  Iro- 
  

  

  