Spoons (Horn For Carrying Things)

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Major John W. Powell
Donor Name
Major John W. Powell
FROM CARD: "SPOONS--MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP AND THE BUFFALO. IN SOME EXAMPLES, LITTLE WORK IS DONE UPON THE MATERIAL OTHER THAN CUTTING INTO SHAPE, STEAMING, AND BENDING. AMONG THE TRIBES OF THE INTERIOR BASIN THIS ESPECIALLY TRUE. INVENTORIED 1975."
"There are thirteen large spoons or dippers in the collection, all made of mountain sheep horn (Ovis canadensis)....Provenience: ... Moapa Southern Paiute: USNM 11228, 14457." Fowler and Matley (1979) p. 76
Culture attribution per Fowler and Matley (1979)
Record Last Modified
17 Feb 2017
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Paiute, Southern, Moapa
Accession Date
1 Dec 1872
Accession Number
002357
USNM Number
E11228-0
Object Type
Spoon
Place
Utah (not certain), United States, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8330987
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd958757-8f73-4ff8-b957-92ecdc7d8cb4
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