About the Artwork
Spoon
between 1200 BCE and 1535 CE
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Precolumbian
Unknown
Carved wood
Overall: 5 × 1 5/8 × 3/4 inches (12.7 × 4.1 × 1.9 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus
56.272
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Numbers painted on back include 20048 - 48 painted in white , 57.27 painted in red (does not match TMS number), and 478 in pencil.
Provenance
1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Precolumbian, Spoon, between 1200 BCE and 1535 CE, carved wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus, 56.272.
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