Spoon, unfinished, fourth stage in Yurok elk antler spoon production. Dipper carved out, handle made thinner, ink markings no longer visible.
Donor:
Frank G. Gist Jr.
Collection place:
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
United States, California, Sacramento.
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Maker or artist:
Frank G. Gist Jr.
Collector:
Ira Jacknis
Collection date:
3-10-1995
Materials:
Antler (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
1.5 Household and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 16, 1995
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 21.5 centimeters and width 4.5 centimeters
Comment:
Frank Gist, Jr.is a member of thr spott family on his mother's side. Commissioned for the permanent collection in anticipation of exhibition and publication.
Loans:
S1994-1995 #4: unknown (1994–December 19, 1996), S1995-1996 #3: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (July 16, 1995–July 16, 1995), and S1996-1997 #3: Great Valley Museum of Natural History (September 4, 1996–December 17, 1996)