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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Alaska Native; Tlingit
Title:Spoon; Ladle
Date Made:late 19th century or early 20th century
Type:Food Service
Materials:Mountain sheep horn and pigment
Place Made:North America; United States; Alaska; Northwest Coast
Measurements:overall: 9 3/4 in x 5 in; 24.765 cm x 12.7 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.77
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Conventional spoons were normally made of wood, whereas ceremonial spoons like this were made by steaming and wedging heated round stones into the horn to create the desired shape. This process is much more challenging than carving a wooden spoon.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+SK+K.77

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