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Dakota horn spoon
Dakota horn spoon
Titles: Dakota horn spoon (Supplied title)
Description: Dakota spoon carved from a horn, probably buffalo, that is part of a collection obtained at Lower Brule and Crow Creek Reservations in South Dakota before 1958. The spoon's deep bowl has an irregular ovoid shape with a chipped lip. The curved handle has a bulbous, pointed tip. The handle midpoint is pierced with a circular hole positioned to one side. The outer wall has cracked, creating a slot. A beige ribbon strung through the hole is tied around the spoon and caught in a notch on the back.
Dates
- Not later than 1958 (Acquired by Minnesota Historical Society in July 1958.) (Creation)
Creation
- attributed to: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- attributed to: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 9492.14
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 26 centimeters length
- 6 centimeters width
Subjects
- Indian
- Oceti Sakowin
- Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States
- Lower Brule, Lyman County, South Dakota, United States
- Dakota Indians
- Minnesota, United States
- Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
- Spoon
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Dakota horn spoon