carved horn spoon, unrecorded Tlingit artist

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unrecorded Tlingit artist, carved horn spoon
unrecorded Tlingit artist, carved horn spoon
unrecorded Tlingit artist
carved horn spoon
late 1800s–early 1900s
carved horn spoon, late 1800s–early 1900s
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: mountain goat horn; copper; carving; bighorn sheep horn
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 34 x 8.5 x 9 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 3 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 2007.2728
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures," Jul-2011, Nancy Mahaney Elaborately carved horn spoons were historically used in traditional feasts by the Northwest coast people. This elegantly carved example combines light colored mountain sheep horn, which is steamed and bent to form the bowl, with darker mountain goat horn that is attached by copper brads to form the handle.