Hopi "Koroctu" Katchina Drawing, 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology Bookplate carved spoon It measures 10 3/4" tall

It measures 10 3/4" tall without handle

A weird one for sure

of course is easy to remove if one prefer to put something more personal in its place

with a beautiful patina to the wood

Hopi "Koroctu" Katchina Drawing, 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology Bookplate carved spoon It measures 10 3/4" tallThis bookplate came from the 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution Annual Report (published in book format) featuring original drawings of Hopi Kachina drawn by native artists. These were primarily done by a 30 year old Hopi man named Kutcahanauu, or White Bear, who was hired by American anthropologist Jesse Walker Fewkles to visually record the hundreds of different kachinas revered by the tribe. I wish I had every plate in