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Spoon

Datec. 1870
Object PlaceWisconsin, United States, North America
MediumMaple
ClassificationsTools and Implements
Dimensions6 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches (15.9 x 11.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Terms
Object number81.412
DescriptionDark browm maple spoon with a shallow ovoid bowl and a narrow hooked handle. Carved figure of an animal (bear or dog ?) seated atop the handle.
On View
Not on view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, Americas
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: M. G. Chandler
Bowl
c. 1850
Heddle
c. 1860
Awl
c. 1870
Heddle
c. 1900
Bowl
c. early 19th century
Bowl
c. 1800
Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History, p. 176.
ca. 1911-1916
Awl
c. 1890