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Ceremonial horn spoon depicting a giant clam and a human figure
Object Number 69-30-10/1723
Display Title Ceremonial horn spoon depicting a giant clam and a human figure
Descriptions
Object Description Carved horn spoon with copper rivets
Inventory Description Horn spoon, tan scoop. black handle, carved anthropomorphic figures, chipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1840-1865
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Mountain goat horn Dall Sheep horn Copper
Dimensions Overall: 21.4 x 6.1 x 3.9 cm (8 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1723
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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