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Carved Mountain Goat Horn Spoon
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Carved Mountain Goat Horn Spoon
Carved Mountain Goat Horn Spoon

Carved Mountain Goat Horn Spoon

Date1895-1901
Mediummoutain goat horn, metal
DimensionsOther: 5.8 × 27.5 cm (2 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-473
Object numberHRC 00473
Descriptionbowl and handle are separate pieces of mountain goat horn; riveted together with 3 metal rivets. bowl is small and scooped, end tapers to fit insside hollow end of handle. handle is carved with a bear and another animal figurre, and a human figure; angles backward and tapers almost to a point. a hole is bored through near the tip of the handle.
collected in Masset
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