Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Sioux, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved bovine horn spoon and a spatulate tool made from ungulate bone. The spoon is possibly bison, cattle, or even bighorn sheep horn - steamed until soft then molded to create the incurved shape and carved to form a slender handle that is covered with cloth and beading. The glass seed beads are powder blue, black, and white, adorning both handle and a tassel with a tin sheet and red hair bristles. The spatulate bone is probably from a deer or elk leg- hollowed along one to work and scrape hides, a tool sometimes known as a beamer or flesher. Size (bone scraper): 6" L x 1.5" W (15.2 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private S.S. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172830