Feast Spoon with Bear-shaped Handle

• Artist: Eskimo, Native American (Culture)
• Medium: Wood
• Geographical Location: Northwest Coast, North America
• Dates: 18th-19th century
• Dimensions: 42.5 x 14.7 in. (108.0 x 37.3 cm)
• Collection: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 39, Shelf I
• Accession Number: X583
• Image: x583_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Wooden feast spoon with long rounded bowl. The handle is carved with a sitting-bear effigy; upper claws, ears, mouth, nose and tongue, and a small tail are represented. Below the bears feet is carved a human face.