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00:02 05/02/2009

This may be Northwest Coast rather than Eskimo.

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Spoon

Culture: Eskimo, Native American
Medium: Mountain goat horn
Place Made: Northwest Coast
Dates: 1901-1933
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (23.8 x 5.4cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: X844.14
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, x844.14_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This spoon is carved from two pieces of horn. The handle is rounded with a pointed end. Figures carved into the handle are shallow.

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00:02 05/02/2009

This may be Northwest Coast rather than Eskimo.

posted by gudrun

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