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Object Number
69-30-10/1726
Display Title
Ceremonial horn spoon depicting a frog, a hawk, and possibly a dragonfly.
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved horn spoon
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, pointed and carved handle with bird figure, nailed
Classification
- Spoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1865
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 6 x 5.3 cm (8 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1726
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1869
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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