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

Carved Mountain Goat Horn

Date1884
Mediummountain goat horn
DimensionsOther: 3.9 × 10.5 cm (1 9/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1003
Object numberHRC 01003
Descriptionblack, hollow end of tapering horn has carved figure seated with bent legs and arms, resting on knees, wears crown of abalone shell headdress; sated on a head underneath, with round ears, incised lines for mouth and design on back. abalone shell inlay for eyes, crown and ears, and small details.
collected in Massett
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