Spoon
About this object
History of use
Carved mountain goat horn spoon are wealth items which were distributed at ceremonial feasts.
Narrative
Collected by Barnabas Courtland Freeman between 1893 and 1903.
Cultural context
used at feasts
Iconographic meaning
Raven and wolf are mythological and crest figures. Raven is the creator. The use of these figures on this spoon suggests it was made for a clan member with a right to use them.
Physical description
Black spoon of carved mountain goat horn. Bowl is oval and nearly flat. Attached to handle by rivet. Handle tapers to point, and is carved from tip with two figures: a wolf holding the head of a human, and a raven.
Materials
Date Made
Before 1903
Date Acquired
31 Aug 1976
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Barnabus Cortland and Ida Freeman CollectionMore...
Measurements
Overall: 5.3 cm x 6.6 cm x 27.8 cm
Object Number
Nb1.464