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Collector:
Sgt. John J. McLean  Search this
Donor Name:
Sgt. John J. McLean  Search this
Culture:
Tlingit, Hutsnuwu  Search this
Object Type:
Spoon
Place:
Admiralty Island (not certain) / Killisnoo Island (not certain) / Kootznahoo (Killisnoo?, Angoon?), Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
23 Jun 1882
Collection Date:
1881
Notes:
FROM CARD: "60141-42. 60,142: [From 19th or early 20th century exhibit] LABEL: "MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP AND 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 IS SPECIALLY TRUE." (NOTE: THIS LABEL REFERRED TO SPECIMENS 8,489; 11,030; 11,228; 60,142)."
Record Last Modified:
14 Apr 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
011616
USNM Number:
E60142-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362715b3e-0710-4abe-bee3-7fd8a5d9b90e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8470293