Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Goat horn spoon with an intricately carved handle. (3051/29-86 were grouped together as a similarly carved lot of 58 goat horn spoons, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Dish.

Digger handle of sheephorn.* Fide donor GTE: Handle of digging stick of the horn of the mountain sheep, a very old and much decayed specimen dug up near Lytton. For gathering edible roots, and excavating for any purpose, digging sticks of the rudest type,-simply sharpened sticks- were inserted in a handle of horn or bone, the butt end fitting in and through a hole in the middle of the handle. The handle was more often of the horn of the mountain sheep through often of elk-antler. Very old handles are found upon excavating old house sites, while others are still seen in the possession of the people, the type of both being the same. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Finely carved spoon in dark mountain-goat horn. The tip of the handle is broken, but below it are several creatures. In descending order, a humanoid crouches on a raven' s head in whose beak a small animal is clutched. The raven is perched on the head of what possibly could be a seal, in whose snout a transformatory humanoid is represented. The seal is holding the bowl of the spoon within its mouth. The eyes of the seal, raven, and broken creature at the tip were possibly once inlaid with abalone which is now missing. The carving is very intricate and the detail is remarkably fine.; GoodCatalogue card for E 1907.562-3, notes in black ball point, 'Two spoons of black horn: the plain bowls are fastened to to curved taper handles elaborately carved in relief with totemic emblems.'