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Man's elkhorn spoon. Used to eat acorn mush. 18x6x8 cm.
Man's elkhorn spoon. Used to eat acorn mush. 18x6x8 cm.
Object Number 06-5-10/66496
Display Title Man's elkhorn spoon. Used to eat acorn mush. 18x6x8 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Man's elkhorn spoon. Used to eat acorn mush. 18x6x8 cm.
Inventory Description Spoon, ovoid bowl, triangular perforated designed handle, circular knob at top
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1870-1899
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Bone, Elk antler, Redwood
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 8 x 6 cm (7 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66496
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1906 - 1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1906 - 1906)

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