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Object Number
17-9-10/86989
Display Title
Small horn-spoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Small horn-spoon: Opaque; Color-Dark Brown; Fairly stable; Scoop is small; Inside of scoop shows crackling; Underneath is scratched; "86989" is written in red ink near handle base; Edges are shaped and smooth; Handle is covered with red quills which extends to (2) leather thongs with red, blue, yellow quills-attached at end are (2) metal tinklers with red feathers. Total of (12) metal tinklers with red feathers; Attached to leather qulled thongs is another quilled thong with same colors.
Inventory Description
Horn spoon, small, quillwork handle, quill fringe with tinklers and red feathers
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms
Pine Ridge Agency
Materials
Horn, Metal, Quill, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm (18 1/2 x 1 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"86989" is written in red ink near handle base; 17-9-10/86989
Provenance
Collector
Rev. Winfred Rhoades
(1897-1899 - 1917)
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