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Big Spoon with Suggestion of Carved Bird on Handle

Culture: Haida, Native American
Medium: Horn
Place Collected: Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Dates: 18th-19th century
Dimensions: 18 5/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/8in. (46.5 x 13.3 x 2.8cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 08.491.8898
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 08.491.8898_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This graceful spoon is carved from one piece of horn and is very abstract. The handle hints at a loon or other birds head and then curves into the length of the handle until it reaches the deep bowl of the spoon. All over amber color.

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