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Large Carved Black Spoon

Culture: Haida, Native American
Medium: Mountain goat horn, abalone shell
Place Made: Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Dates: 1801-1900
Dimensions: 16 9/16 x 3 15/16 in. (42 x 10 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 05.252
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Group, 05.252_05.304_05.588.7422_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Large carved handle spoon. Figures on handle have inset abalone shell eyes.

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