Spoon

NA3934

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3934
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Horn (animal part) | Quill | Tin | Hair
Description

Made from animal horn, slighly pointed, oval shaped bird. Handle terminates in tip of horn. Multi-colored dyed quills wrapped around the handle. Four quill wrapped buckskin straps with red horsehair tinklers attached at end of handle along with a quill wrapped loop. Two quill wrapped loops attached to either side of the bowl.

Length 21 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number 34 - Field No SF

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