Spoon

NA7636A

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA7636A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Mountain Goat Horn | Sheep Horn | Copper
Description

Carved spoon made from two pieces of horn. The bowl is slightly concave and transitions from a lighter color toward the front of the spoon to a darker color toward the handle. The handle is riveted to the bowl using four copper rivets. A figure is carved where the handle attaches to the bowl. The figure has large eyes, a closed mouth with thick lips, and a thin, pointed nose that curves down into the mouth.

Length 29.5 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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