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Object Number
09-8-10/74535
Display Title
Cow horn spoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Cow horn spoon: Translucent; Tan color with dark brown to black at end of handle; Simple in form; tear-drop in shape; Scoop is narrow and shallow; Spoon is shaped and smooth; Inside of scoop show use with scratches; Underneath "74535", is written in red pigment next to which "Sinoan Musk Ox Horn, McKinley Bay near Cape Bathuret", is vaguely written in black ink. Handle is carved with (1) step structure. Condition: Stable.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, small bent handle
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Blackfoot?
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
North America / United States
North America / United States
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 3 x 3.3 cm (6 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Underneath "74535", is written in red pigment next to which "Sinoan Musk Ox Hor; 09-8-10/74535; spoon musk ox horn./ McKinley Bay, near/ Cape Bathuret
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1895-1909 - 1909)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1909)
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