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Object Number
69-30-10/1721.2
Display Title
Shaman's soapberry spoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaman's soapberry spoon from basket with 17 paddle-shaped instruments--"spoons" Used only for soapberries.
Inventory Description
Spoon
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 38.3 x 3.7 cm (15 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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