Spoon/Ladle

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Date created: 1880-1910

Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/648
Barcode: 050648.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving
Native Term: imġun

Object Name: Spoon/Ladle
Media/Materials: Mountain sheep horn
Techniques: Carved, bent
Dimensions: 33.8 x 17 x 12.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bba3690c-5832-472d-a8c2-99218889f02a

Record ID: NMAI_54813