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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1850-1900
MediumMountain goat horn
DimensionsOverall (at widest): 7 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (18.4 × 6.7 cm)
Overall (at narrowest): 7 1/4 × 1/4 in. (18.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.459
Not on view
DescriptionHorn spoon; handle carved with seated figure and bowl incised with diamond pattern. The asymmetrical carving on the handle of this spoon is an unusual feature. The seated figure appears to be holding a cooping tong in its right hand while the left hand clasps the left knee. The inside bottom of the bowl is decorated with an incised, elongated diamond pattern.
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. 4, illus., 20).
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 4, illus., 20).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
? - 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).
? - 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
Marked in very faint ink on bottom of bowl of spoon at center: 69
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 21, illus. 20.
Unknown artist
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