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Object Number
69-30-10/1732
Display Title
Ceremonial spoon depicting Gunakadeit, the sea monster
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved horn spoon
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, pointed and carved handle, human and zoomorphic totem, shell inlay
Classification
- Spoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1865
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Mountain goat horn Abalone Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 6.5 x 6.8 cm (10 7/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1732
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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