Elk-horn spoons--Tolowa – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Elk-horn spoons--Tolowa in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Elk-horn spoons--Tolowa
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Elk-horn spoons, carved from antler, are the subject of this c1923 photograph of Tolowa material culture. The Tolowa lived along the Pacific coast and river valleys of far northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, where utensils like these served everyday cooking and eating. Edward S. Curtis included the image in *The North American Indian*, in volume 13, page 106. Curtis often arranged his object studies to show tools as he wished them seen, so the spoons read as both working implements and deliberate compositions.
| Created / published | c1923. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | J262668 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3817. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 13, p. 106. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--1920-1930. Tolowa Indians--1920-1930. Spoons--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,275 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-194775 |
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