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Object Number
971-10-10/51268
Display Title
Buffalo horn spoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Buffalo horn spoon with notched handle length approx. 23.5 cm: Opaque; Dark brown in color; Crackling inside scoop; Deteriorization inside and outside of scoop; Edges are shaped and smooth with minor crack near base; handle extends upward at a 35 degree angle; End of handle has (16) notches with (4) tips broken; Underneath scoop are (3) specks of red pigment; Accession number and catalogue number are written in white ink underneath handle base. Condition-Stable.
Acc. # and Cat. # are written in white ink underneath handle.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, serrated handle tip
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Dakota?
North America / United States / North Dakota?
North America / United States / Nebraska?
North America / United States / North Dakota?
North America / United States / Nebraska?
Additional Geographic Terms
Dakota territory?
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 6 x 11 cm (9 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Acc. # and Cat. # are written in white ink underneath handle; 971-10-10/51268
Provenance
Collector
Mother of Mrs. Carl Peter Waldinger
(ca. 1912)
Donor
Mrs. Carl Peter Waldinger
(April, 1971)
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