Mountain Goat Horn Spoon
Date1908
Mediummountain goat horn, abalone
DimensionsOther: 10 × 38 cm (3 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-723
Object numberHRC 00723
Descriptionlarge spoon of horn. flattish bowl, raised slightly at front. handle bent back inlaid with 5 oval pieces of abalone shell. back of spoon carved as a sea monster; large mouth set with teeth, blow hole, dorsal fin, ears, tail party scaly and fins. eyes, nose, ears adn fins inlaid with abalone shell is missing in five places.collected in Skidegate
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