http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1906/spoon ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Spoon http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1906/spoon 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1906/spoon http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1906/spoon Sculpture Artist Unknown (Tlingit) 1800 1800 Tlingit, North America, United States, Northwest Coast, Alaska Wood Sculpture Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:12:46 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Spoon</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Tlingit%29">Artist Unknown (Tlingit)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1800">19th century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> Not on view. </td> </tr> </table><br/>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. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1906/spoon Artist Unknown (Tlingit)