Culture/People:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Major Edward Johnson Abbott (E. J. Abbott), Non-Indian, 1870-1948  Search this

Auction venue:

The Walpole Galleries  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Spoon

Media/Materials:

Wood, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill-wrapped (flat)

Object Type:

Food/Beverage Serving

Place:

North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Major Edward Johnson Abbott (1870-1948), a physician and commander of a post hospital at Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island/Liberty Island in New York Harbor; purchased by MAI at an auction of Major Abbott's collection held by the Walpole Galleries (New York City) in 1925 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

13/7135

Barcode:

137135.000

See related items:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)

Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws638a5438e-b342-4aaa-9085-2080004353d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_147566