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Spoon

Culture: Yurok, Native American
Medium: Antler
Place Made: California, USA
Dates: 18th or 19th century
Dimensions: length: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 05.588.7591
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 05.588.7591.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: The spoon is carved from one piece of antler. The handle has a rounded end with a hole in the center. The sides of the handle are zig-zag cuts until it reached the bowl where a horizontal knob form is then the bowl. The bowl is darkened in color.

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