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Object Number
38-44-10/12792
Display Title
Buffalo horn spoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Horn spoon: Opaque; Color-Black; Scoop is slightly curved to right; Edges are shaped and smooth; Scratches throughout spoon; Striations of light brown underneath and inside. Scoop handle extends upward at 45 degrees and surves upward to point, Center of handle is completely carved out. Near end of handle is a drilled hole. Accession number and catalogue number are written in red ink underneath handle.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, carved handle, perforated, open-center.
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Oglala Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Pine Ridge Reservation
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 4.8 x 8 cm (9 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Accession number and catalogue number are written in red ink underneath handle; 38-44-10/12792
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1895-1916)
Collector
F. N. Damon
(1895 - 1895-1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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