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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1850-1900
MediumMountain sheep horn with leather
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 in. × 2 in. × 3 3/4 in. (23.2 × 5.1 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.462
Not on view
DescriptionUndecorated horn spoon with leather strap.
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. 8, illus. 23).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 8, illus. 23).
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
White adhesive label on back of bowl marked in ink: NANW 8
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 23, illus. 23.
Unknown artist
Date: 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain goat horn, cow horn, abalone, and copper
Object number: 1984.458
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain sheep horn
Object number: 1984.466
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
Object number: 1984.543
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather and glass beads
Object number: 1984.536
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537