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Object Number 46-78-10/28059
Display Title Wood spoon with circular bowl and black and red designs.
Descriptions
Object Description Wood spoon with circular bowl and black and red designs. Carved from a single piece of lightweight wood. Decoration consists of 2 concentric circles with geometrically arranged lines and dots. 22.5x9x5 cm.; handle: 13.5x4 cm.
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, circular bowl with black and red designs, cut-out handle
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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