Identifier:
2001.61.2
Description:
Curved yellowing steer horn flattened into an elliptical shape. Bone cap in base, dark brown spout. Etched scene as described in decorative motif field.;This is a fine example of its type of folk decoration. It can be used to intrepret the importance of hunting in Grand Rapids' frontier past. It may also be used in the permanent 'I is for Ivory' exhibition.;May have been made and owned by dononr's ancestor, logger Andrew Spencer of Grand Rapids.
Date:
1850 – 1900
Materials:
Hand Etched Or Incised. Held Together With Round-headed Tacks., Steer Horn, Bone
Dimensions:
7" h 3.5" w 1.5" d
Current Location Status:
On Exhibit
Source:
Gift Of Frances Spencer Pugsley
Exhibit/Program:
I is for Ivory (after 2003)
Related Entities:
Andrrew Spencer (creator)
Pugsley, Mrs. Frances Spencer (donor)
