| Accession # |
80.98.3 |
|
Culture |
Tlingit
|
| Title |
Ladle |
| Date |
late 19th century |
| Medium |
Horn, metal rivets, metal inlay |
| Dimensions |
8 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (21.95 x 5.4 cm) |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 39, Shelf G (Native American Art)
|
| Description |
A horn ladle with an oval bowl secured to the handle by copper [or brass] rivets. The handle is carved with human and animal motifs: a frog, a human head with protruding tongue, and two birds' heads with animal ears. The pupils of the eyes of all figures are inlaid with metal. |
