Carved Horn Spoon (Large) Item Number: E23432-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "SPOON.---MADE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT HORN. THE HANDLE IS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HORN IN ITS NATURAL SHAPE, ORNAMENTED WITH TOTEMIC FIGURES CARVED IN RELIEF. THE BOWL IS SHAPED BY STEAMING THE HORN IN A WOODEN MOLD. THE COLOR OF THE BOWL AT THE UPPER END IS BLACK BUT GRADUALLY SHADES INTO A YELLOW. ENTIRE SPOON MADE OF ONE HORN. LENGTH, 13 1/4 INCHES; WIDTH OF BOWL, 4 1/4 INCHES. INDIANS OF ALASKA. 23,432. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN. ENTERED, JUNE 12, 1876."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Alaska, USA during 1875
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Carved Horn Spoon (Large)
- Identification Number
- E23432-0
- 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
- Collection Date
- during 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260