Spoon, Eating

Object/Artifact

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Carbon County Museum

Spoon, Eating

Spoon, Eating

Name/Title

Spoon, Eating

Entry/Object ID

2018.236.12.1

Description

A Native American buffalo horn spoon with carved horse head in upper end of handle. Spoon measures 9.25" long, with spoon portion 2.25" wide at widest area of bowl. The top of the handle is decorated with braided dyed quills of red, blue, white, yellow and more quills. Two approximately 7" decorative braided dyed colored quill strings hang to side from top, with decorative bugle beads at top and lower edges with reddish horsehair? emanating from bugle beads. This item was not a contract item.

Collection

Barbara Cook Collection