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Object Number
74-18-10/7680.1
Display Title
Spoon made of buffalo horn
Descriptions
Object Description
Spoons made of buffalo horn. 1 of 3: Opaque; Color-Black; Handle is decorated with combination of white and green beads of 40 rows; At end of handle are (2) metal tinklers with coarse blond horse hair fastened with soft white buckskin; Underneath scoop shows deteriorization; Inside of scoop is slightly cracked. Condition: Fairly stable. "7681" is written in black ink underneath handle at base.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, green 7 white beaded handle, hanging tinkler and hair decoration
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wyoming
North America / United States / South Dakota
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri, Upper
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 5.6 x 9 cm (9 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"7681" is written in black ink underneath handle at base; 74-18-10/7680.1
Provenance
Collector
William A. Turner
(1873 - 1874)
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| |
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|
South Dakota
| |
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