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Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art
Spoon
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| Object ID |
T0482 |
| Object Name |
Spoon |
| Description |
Yurok Elkhorn Spoon;
Medium/Materials: Elk antler horn;
Marks: On reverse in black ink: "YE3"; |
| Dimensions |
W-2 L-9 D-1 inches |
| Early Date |
1890 |
| Late Date |
1900 |
| Place of Origin |
Klamath River/Northern California, CA, USA |
| People |
Yurok/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Forrest Fenn. Santa Fe, New Mexico.;
(2) Eugene V. Thaw. 1994.;
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| History |
Scholarly Attributions:
Coleen Kelley Marks' comments - March 1996 - "Very unusual, non-traditional design. I've shown this to Yurok dance people and they've never seen one like it. All of these elkhorn spoons are from the local Rooseveldt Elk." |
| Used |
Yurok |
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For access to this image, contact the Registrar, Fenimore Art Museum, (607) 547-1444.
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Last modified on: March 02, 2006
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