Carved Horn Spoon (Large)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1876
label: Collection Date
content: 1875
name: label: Collector
content: James G. Swan
label: Donor Name
content: James G. Swan
notes: label: Notes
content: 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."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Mar 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 005260
label: USNM Number
content: E23432-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Spoon
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 33.66 cm
label: Width - Bowl
content: 10.79 cm