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Object Number
69-30-10/1728
Display Title
Horn ceremonial spoon depicting a frog, a hawk, and a squatting human with abalone inlay.
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved horn spoon with abalone inset
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, pointed and carved handle w/ human, frog and bird totem, shell inlay
Classification
- Spoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1867
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Mountain goat horn Abalone Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 5.3 x 5.4 cm (8 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1728
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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