Spoon

Museum number:
1-1875
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010001875
Alternate number:
459 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Handcarved of elk antler. Round bowl with hole in bottom. Zig zag handle with hole in tip. Fiber binding near base of handle.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Taxon:
Cervus canadensis
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 18.2 centimeters and width 7.2 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-4847. Published: AAE XXIV 7, pl 107j.
Loans:
S1978-1979 #25: Hoopa Tribal Museum (October 19, 1978–February 2, 1979), S1984-1985 #46: Crocker Art Museum (June 7, 1985–November 18, 1985), and S1985-1986 #16: Palm Springs Desert Museum (November 18, 1985–March 18, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1875, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Round bowl with hole in bottom. Zig zag handle with hole in tip. Fiber binding near base of handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1875, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Round bowl with hole in bottom. Zig zag handle with hole in tip. Fiber binding near base of handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1875, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Round bowl with hole in bottom. Zig zag handle with hole in tip. Fiber binding near base of handle.

Tools