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Horn spoon. Handle bent during manufacture and carved at end. Well worn
Object Number 985-27-10/58989
Display Title Horn spoon. Handle bent during manufacture and carved at end. Well worn
Descriptions
Object Description Horn spoon. Handle bent during manufacture and carved at end. Well worn w/ some cracking. 29.4x11.2 cm. No eleborate decorations or details; Inside of handle is carved as well as end of handle. Whistle shaped tube; Edges are shaped and smooth with few nicks at end of scoop. Well worn with crackling; Translucent. Evidence of label removal underneath of scoop. Stable. Tan in color. Old catalogue # 34383 and new Acc. # and Cat. # are written in black ink on the underside.
Inventory Description Horn spoon, pipe mouthpiece on handle tip
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 29.7 x 11.2 x 10 cm (11 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Old catalogue # 34383 and new Acc. # and Cat. # are written in black ink on the; 985-27-10/58989; 34383
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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