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Spoon
Spoon
Datec. 1850-1900
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/16 in. × 2 in. × 3 1/4 in. (18.6 × 5.1 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.463
Not on view
DescriptionUndecorated carved wooden spoon.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 9, 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).
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 23, illus. 23.
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