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Object Number
985-27-10/59383
Display Title
Bison horn spoon/dipper. Long oval bowl w/ almost straight sides. Handle c
Descriptions
Object Description
Bison horn spoon/dipper. Long oval bowl w/ almost straight sides. Handle curves up from bowl and becomes perpendicular to it. Sides are bevelled. Incised designs on handle of dots, crosses & circles, tepees(?) and other symbols. "Record Horn Buffalo Sioux" written in white ink. 29.1x4.9 cm. Old Cat. # 24556 and new Acc. # and Cat. # are written in white ink inside of scoop.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, tapered handle, incised geometric design
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 29.1 x 4.9 x 5.3 cm (11 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"Record Horn Buffalo Sioux" written in white ink.Old Cat. # 24556 and new Acc. ; 985-27-10/59383; Record Horn Buffalo/SIOUX; 24556
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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