Spoon Item Number: Nb636 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
A very dark brown to black, curved, L-shaped spoon with a wide oval bowl and a tapering handle that is scooped out, continuing from the bowl, for two thirds, while the top third is rounded and tapering to the top. Exterior surface is convex with two longitudinal creases on the bowl.
Ladles and spoons were common eating and serving implements on the Northwest Coast. Horn spoons, especially the elaborately carved ones were used at ceremonial feasts.
food serving; ceremonial