Spoon/Ladle

Culture/People
Tlingit
Previous owner
Esther Johnson (Esther George/Mrs. Chester Johnson), Yakutat Tlingit, 1900-1942
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous seller
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous owner
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Seller
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly owned by Esther Johnson (Esther George/Mrs. Chester Johnson, Yakutat Tlingit, 1900-1942); acquired from her in 1935 by Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; purchased by MAI from Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Place
Alaska; USA
See related items
Tlingit
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/1636
Barcode
211636.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Spoon/Ladle
Media/Materials
Mountain sheep horn
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b247ef8-2ca1-4300-b475-5ee954469553
Record ID
NMAI_226133