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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1677   CAS 0389-1677; Spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Spoon
Culture Haida, Tlingit
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia
County
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Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
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