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Catalog Number

CAS 0457-0003   CAS 0457-0003; Spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Spoon
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data Klamath River area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description Spoon carved from a single section of elk antler; Bowl of spoon is deep and somewhat oval-shaped, with the front (distal) edge rounded and the back (proximal) end tapering toward a point as it morphs into the handle; Interior of bowl is scraped smooth, but the underside has a pronounced center ridge parallel to the handle, beginning at the center of the bowl and extending to the base of the handle; Handle is concave/convex in cross-section and is carved in the form of two parallel zigzag lines that are joined together at the top and the bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 6.3, Length = 18.7