Spoon

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Culture/People: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923; Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman/Mrs. John Jay White), Non-Indian, 1862-1937
Donor: Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman/Mrs. John Jay White), Non-Indian, 1862-1937

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Jay White (1860-1923, a New York City banker and collector of Indian objects); lent to MAI by Mr. White in 1920; donated to MAI by his widow, Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman, 1862-1937), in 1925.
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Place: Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation; Rosebud County; Montana; USA

See related items: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/1951
Barcode: 101951.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Spoon
Media/Materials: Buffalo horn
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6858b3ac1-dfb2-470c-8ad7-804ce7277c0a

Record ID: NMAI_110100