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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1850-1900
MediumMountain sheep horn
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 9 × 5 in. (12.7 × 22.9 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.467
Not on view
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 13, illus. 27).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 13, illus. 27).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings
Small adhesive label on bottom in ink: [illeg.] NW / 11; on same adhesive label in pencil by an apparent later hand: 72
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 26, illus. 26.
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain sheep horn
Object number: 1984.466
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain sheep horn with leather
Object number: 1984.462
Unknown artist
Date: 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain goat horn, cow horn, abalone, and copper
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