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Soapberry spoon made from sinew of deer's leg.
Soapberry spoon made from sinew of deer's leg.
Object Number 15-36-10/86358
Display Title Soapberry spoon made from sinew of deer's leg.
Descriptions
Object Description Soapberry spoon made from sinew of deer's leg.
Inventory Description Soapberry spoon made from sinew of deer's leg.
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86358
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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