Carved Horn Spoons And Grease Dishes Item Number: E23400-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "23395-408. #23400 - SHEEP-HORN BOWL, HAIDA INDIANS, QUEEN CHARLOTTE I., B.C. - ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 41, FIG. 222; P. 318." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "SPOON.---MADE OF GOAT'S HORN. HANDLE AND BOWL FASTENED TOGETHER WITH COPPER RIVETS. HANDLE ORNAMENTED WITH CARVED TOTEMIC DESIGNS. LENGTH, 8 3/4 INCHES; WIDTH, 2 1/2 INCHES. INDIANS OF ALASKA. 23,400. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Carved Horn Spoons And Grease Dishes
- Identification Number
- E23400-0
- Type of Item
- spoon
Who
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260