Spoon
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 8677
- Barcode
- 008677.000
- Culture/People
- Chilkat Tlingit
- Previous owner
- Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
- Seller
- Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Object Name
- Spoon
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- Alaska; USA
- See related items
- Chilkat Tlingit
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Record ID
- NMAI_8888
- Usage
- CC0
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