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Object Number
69-30-10/1740
Display Title
Horn spoon depicting a Thunderbird
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved horn spoons
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, pointed and carved handle with bird and zoomorphic figures totem
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
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 4.6 x 4.8 cm (6 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1740
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Donor
Donated by
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
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