Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1677 | |
Category | Carvings; Culinary Items | |
Object Name | Spoon | |
Culture | Haida, Tlingit | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada | |
State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
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Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
Materials | Horn: mountain goat | |
Description | Spoon fashioned from piece of mountain goat horn that has been cut and steamed to shape; Shallow and very wide bowl of spoon has gently rounded distal edge and is strongly curved upward toward its proximal end which tapers slightly and is squared off, before melding into a short, extended cylindrical handle that gradually tapers to a blunt point at the proximal end; Spoon is completely undecorated. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.6, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 16.9 |