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Originally catalogued as carved in the form of a seal, but reidentified as representing a sea otter by Stephen Loring in 2007. Otters typically float on their backs with hands together like this.
FROM CARD: "CEDAR BARK. 1 GIFT ROCHESTER ATHENAEUM & MECHANICS INST., FEB. 14, 1903."
FROM CARD: "HORN."Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on spoon # 1 of 2 with this catalogue number, http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=651, retrieved 8-26-2012: Ladle, Eyak Athabascan. This Eyak serving ladle from around the area around the mouth of the Copper River was molded and carved from the horn of a mountain sheep. It may have been used for serving at ceremonial meals.Spoon # 1 of 2 is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027.