Ladle with Skull

• Artist: Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) (Culture)
• Medium: Cedar wood, bear fur, cord, pigment
• Geographical Location: Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada
• Dates: 19th century
• Dimensions: 29 x 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (73.7 x 22.2 x 23.6 cm)
• Collection: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: BMA, 5H12, 6D
• Accession Number: 05.588.7297a-b
• Image: "Overall", 05.588.7297_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
The object is a large carved wooden ladle (a), decorated in black and red paint, with a separately carved wooden skull (b) nesting in its bowl. At the end of the ladle's handle is an animal head. Both skull and animal head have pieces of fur attached.