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Horn spoon
Object Number 985-27-10/58991
Display Title Horn spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Horn spoon. Bowl bent inward slightly. Handle bent during manufacture and appears to be carved. Leather thong tied at end of handle. "#284" written in pink chalk; Acc. # and Cat. # are written in black ink on the underside of spoon. Old Horn spoon; Opaque; Definate signs of cracking and splitting throughout; edges are bent slightly inward; Leather thong tied at end of handle; End of handle possibly animal figure. Fragile. Note: Old hor spoon. Large. No tribe given; evidently found in some old camp site.
Inventory Description Horn spoon, large, leather tie, separating
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Camp site?
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 8.1 x 9 cm (16 9/16 x 3 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object "#284" written in pink chalk; Acc. # and Cat. # are written in black ink on the; 985-27-10/58991; #284
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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