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Bear Effigy Spoon

Artist Arthur Blackcloud Sr. (North American Indian, Mesquakie, born 1927)
Date1984
MediumWood (box elder)
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 3 1/4 inches (17.78 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gaylord Torrence
Object number2004.47
On View
Not on view
DescriptionLight-colored wood spoon with shallow bowl and gently curving handle terminating in abstracted bear's head.
Copyright© Arthur Black Cloud Sr.
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