Ladle with Skull

Artist:Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)

Medium: Cedar wood, bear fur, cord, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada
• Wáglísla, 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)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Objects of Myth and Memory
• Life, Death, and Transformation in the Americas

Accession Number: 05.588.7297a-b

Image: 05.588.7297_SL1.jpg,

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.

Brooklyn Museum