Arapaho, Oklahoma / Decorated Horn Ladle / Late 19th century

Arapaho, Oklahoma
Decorated Horn Ladle
Late 19th century
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Creator Nationality: Native American
Creator Name-CRT: Arapaho, Oklahoma
Title: Decorated Horn Ladle
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Creation Start Date: 1875
Creation End Date: 1900
Creation Date: Late 19th century
Creation Place: Oklahoma, United States
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Horn (buffalo), quill (porcupine), leather, metal (tin), dyed hair (horse), pigment
Dimensions: Length: 9 7/8"; width: 3 1/4"
Description: Spoon carved from a section of cow horn, having a long, deep bowl and a thin handle with a triangular knob at the tip; area of the handle between the knob and the bowl is covered with braided quills, minutely worked and dyed red; attached to the base of the knob are three leather pendants, wrapped with yellow dyed quills and having bent tin cones with red dyed horse tail fringes at the ends; also attached to the same spot is a leather loop wrapped with red dyed quills; bowl semi-translucent.
AMICA Contributor: Brooklyn Children's Museum
Owner Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
ID Number: 51.15.1
Credit Line: Gift of Paul S. Brinsmade, 1951
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AMICA ID: BCM_.51.15.1
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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