Spoon

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Title	Spoon
Artist	Artist Unknown (Tlingit)
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Sculpture | Wood

Size:

12 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (31.8 x 4.4 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States, Northwest Coast, Alaska

Culture:

Tlingit, North America, United States, Northwest Coast, Alaska

Style:

19th century

Physical Description:

Spoon, similar to 28.102 except for upper head on handle carving. The wide toothless mouth may indicate the frog, or the turned down corners and high rounded forehead may indicate the shark, probably not the latter. Perhaps no special animal is meant.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Mr. Harry E. Wood

Accession Number:

28.103

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Spoon

Artist Unknown (Tlingit)

19th century