Spoon

Museum number:
1-1103
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Alternate number:
3103 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.19
Description:
Handcarved of elk antler. Oval bowl. Zig zag pattern handle with incised notches.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Klamath River below Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Klamath River area; Klamath R. below Weitchpec
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Philip Mills Jones
Collection date:
August 4, 1901
Taxon:
Cervus canadensis
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
December 7, 1901
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 6.3 centimeters and length 18.6 centimeters
Loans:
S1978-1979 #25: Hoopa Tribal Museum (October 19, 1978–February 2, 1979)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1103, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Oval bowl. Zig zag pattern handle with incised notches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1103, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Oval bowl. Zig zag pattern handle with incised notches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1103, described as Handcarved of elk antler. Oval bowl. Zig zag pattern handle with incised notches.

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