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LadleA2460

Ladle with a light and medium brown mountain sheep horn bowl with a curved, elongated oval shape that is joined to a black mountain goat horn handle with wire inserted through three holes in the bowl. The tapering handle is carved with an otter or sea lion figure near the tip, a creature with a small head in its mouth, and a sea wolf type figure at the base. There are two holes bored through the bowl near at the handle base.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn, metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2459

Spoon carved from one piece of black mountain goat horn with a humanoid face inlaid with brown glass (?) carved at the junction of the bowl and handle. The handle is carved with transverse parallel lines.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and glass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2458

Shallow oval bowl of mountain sheep horn joined with rivets to handle of mountain goat horn. Handle carved from tip down with: killer whale; human ?; bear; human ?; and whale.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn, iron metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf497

Standing wood female figure (ibeji) on oval base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, breasts, and buttocks. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids and eight incised notches on each cheek with three at the forehead. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines. Recesses filled with indigo dye. Large pierced ears placed far back on the head. Earring of strung horn beads and one jasper. Arm on the right has brass bracelet with spiral incising. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of elongated blue beads with one red jasper bead. Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood in areas.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, jasper mineral, stone, horn, brass metal, cotton fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog SledNa975 a-e

Sled (a) made from the lower jaw bones of a caribou, with teeth intact. There is a cross-bar lashed onto the back of the sled below the handles. The rawhide traces are tied onto the front of the sled and have worn through so that the team is not connected. Each member of the 'dog' team (c-e) is represented by a uncarved humerus seal bone wearing a rawhide harness with a long strip attached. The whip (b) is made of thin pieces of carved bone with a long rawhide strip lashed with thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal bone, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, sinew ? and tooth
Made in
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe67

Horn cup with a spout. Rim and spout are uneven with a hole in the spout. Upper, outer surface is rough and wrinkled. There is a roughly incised ring near the pointed tip. Interior striations and unpolished. Exterior is polished.

Culture
Central African
Material
horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe66

Horn drinking cup with an indented rim and two bead-like forms carved at the base. Natural bone colours.

Culture
Central African
Material
horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2457

A ladle with the bowl rounded, narrowing and curving at almost a right angle to the handle. Mountain sheep horn bowl is riveted to mountain goat horn handle. The handle is carved from the tip with the following: a chief in a three-ringed hat, a raven, and a bear. Handle is inlaid with abalone shell, most of which are for the eyes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn, metal, abalone shell and mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2455

Bowl approximately round; hollow handle follows natural curve of horn and darkens in colour at tip. Designs from tip down: raven; bear; bird. Eyes of bird, and bear, and back of bird, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mother of pearl shell and cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2454

Bowl approximately round; handle follows natural curve of horn, darkens in colour toward the tip. Carving from tip down on hollow handle: raven; bird; bear; and bird.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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