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Spoon

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Medicine Bear (Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai) in 1900 by anthropologist, naturalist, and author George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938); donated to MAI by George Bird Grinnell in 1922.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner
Medicine Bear, Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Collector
Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938
Previous owner
Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938
Donor
Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938
Object Name
Spoon
Media/Materials
Mountain sheep horn
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
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