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Wooden Skull Headdress05.588.7366

The object, in the shape of a skull, was carved from a single, hollowed out piece of wood. Its lower jaw is missing. With four nails, the skull, without its lower jaw, was attached to a metal disk with a dome-shaped center. The object is in stable and fair condition. There is a repaired crack on the proper left side of the back of the skull as well as a repaired splinter at the proper right side of the lower edge. At the top of the skull on the proper right side, there is a large circular wooden plug.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and metal
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spoon05.588.7589

This spoon is carved from one piece of antler. The handle is carved into a square form on the end with a saw tooth edge. Then three narrow slits are cut out along the length of the handle until it reaches the bowl. The bowl is darkened in color.

Culture
Yurok
Material
antler
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Large Carved Black Spoon05.252

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

Culture
Haida
Material
mountain goat horn and abalone shell
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Belt66.86.28

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Blum

Culture
Native American
Material
bead and hide
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spoon and BowlX325

Carved wooden spoon, with a shallow curved bowl, handle has one humanoid face, an animal face possibly a bear or wolf along its length and a bird carved on the end. Detail on the figures are painted red.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Carved SpoonX844.13

This short spoon is carved from one piece. The handle has one head wearing a multiple ringed shaman's hat.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
mountain goat horn
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Carved SpoonX844.11

This spoon is carved from one piece of wood. The short handle has an abstract figural form, which is emphasized by engravings that extend into the bowl of the spoon.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spoon with Handle in Shape of Bird's Head63.201.1

This extremely graceful spoon is carved from one piece of horn that has beautiful amber and brown striations in its coloring. The bowl is very thin and large. The handle is a round delicate tube that curves from the bowl and after a length curves back almost 180 degrees to culminate in a water bird head with a long open beak.

Culture
Plains
Material
buffalo horn
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Frog-shaped Pendant03.325.4492

Back of pendant is slightly hollow. Head of frog has drilled hole. Piece of old tape over red number that is illegible.

Culture
Southwest
Material
shell
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Feast Spoon with Bear-shaped HandleX583

Wooden feast spoon with long rounded bowl. The handle is carved with a sitting-bear effigy; upper claws, ears, mouth, nose and tongue, and a small tail are represented. Below the bears feet is carved a human face.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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