Potlatch Spoon

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Potlatch Spoon
Potlatch Spoon
Datec. 1850-1900
MediumMountain goat horn
DimensionsOverall (at widest): 6 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (17.5 × 6 cm) Overall (at narrowest): 6 7/8 × 1/8 in. (17.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.460
Not on view
DescriptionCarved horn spoon lacking a carved crest, with incisions on top of bowl.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 2, illus., 21) [exhibition catalog lists incorrect accession number, as 1984.457].
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).
Markings Marked in ink on back at center of bowl: E70
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 20, illus., 21 [exhibition catalog lists incorrect accession number, as 1984.457].
Potlatch Spoon
Date: 1850-1900
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Object number: 1984.458
Potlatch Spoon
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain goat horn
Object number: 1984.457
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Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain goat horn
Object number: 1984.461
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Date: unknown
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