Carved Horn Spoons And Grease Dishes Item Number: E23408-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "SPOON.---BOWL OF SHEEP HORN; HANDLE OF GOAT HORN, ORNAMENTED WITH CARVED TOTEMIC DESIGNS. THE BOWL IS SHAPED BY STEAMING THE HORN IN A WOODEN MOULD, SCOOPED OUT IN THE REQUIRED SHAPE. THE HANDLE IS FASTENED TO THE BOWL WITH COPPER RIVETS. LENGTH, 11 INCHES; WIDTH, 2 3/8 INCHES. INDIANS OF ALASKA. 23,408. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Alaska, USA
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Carved Horn Spoons And Grease Dishes
- Identification Number
- E23408-0
- Type of Item
- spoon
Who
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260