Spoon

Date created
1981
Culture/People
Hupa
Artist/Maker
George Blake, Hupa/Yurok, b. 1944
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
George Blake, Hupa/Yurok, b. 1944
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1981; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Hoopa Valley Reservation; Humboldt County; California; USA
See related items
Hupa
Food/Beverage Serving
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Mitsitam Café, Containers and Utensils
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6706
Barcode
256706.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Spoon
Media/Materials
Elk antler
Techniques
Carved, cutout, drilled
Dimensions
16.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e450fa58-dc89-4988-ab55-2121f3c4da0a
Record ID
NMAI_272589