A Navajo pictorial ingot spoon in the form of a clown. Navajo silversmiths were inspired to create spoons with things that they saw in ordinary life. In this case, the silversmith must have seen a circus or a rodeo clown.

6″ length

Circa 1900-1910

Provenance: 

A private Southwest collection

Exhibited at the Wheelwright Museum, Navajo Spoon Show

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