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Object Number
45-28-10/27704
Display Title
Ceremonial or shaman spoon or ladle depicting a war helmet and an octopus.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horn ladle, tan scoop, pointed and carved handle w/ human/bird totem, shell inla
Classification
- Ladle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1865
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
/
Prince of Wales Island
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 9.5 x 8 cm (15 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-28-10/27704; ##N BAY FUR SEAL./INC/##IO DEPARTMENT/SEATTLE, WASH.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Cabot
(?)
Donor
Dr. Samuel Cabot
(1945)
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