This spoon is carved from two pieces of horn. The handle is rounded with a pointed end. Figures carved into the handle are shallow.

A horn ladle with an oval bowl secured to the handle by copper [or brass] rivets. The handle is carved with human and animal motifs: a frog, a human head with protruding tongue, and two birds' heads with animal ears. The pupils of the eyes of all figures are inlaid with metal.

The front of the headdress has a beaded headband in blue and white. From under the headband, trailing down the back is dyed red horse hair. Two long horns (beef horns) are on either side. A roach of bird skin and feathers is fastened to center of horsehair trailer. Four bands of dyed feathers are attached to a red wool trailer faced with cotton fabric that hangs down the back of the headdress. According to Sean Standing Bear 10/24/2000) the small concentric beaded circles on either side of the headdress are 'eyeballs.'

This spoon is carved from two pieces of horn. The handle has several interlocking figures and ends in a point.

This spoon is carved from two pieces of horn. The handle is deeply carved with a sitting raven perched near the bowl and other figures climbing along to the pointed tip.

Cow-shaped wooden carving with a solid wooden base between the four feet. The cow hasa pair of carved water birds on its back, painted white, and green glass eyes. There are two (goat?) horns attached to its head. Foam has been nailed around the wooden base and a thick cotton rope is looped between the legs to form straps for wearing it. The carving is painted black and has white markings and words painted over it, with spashes of bright blue paint. '2007' is painted on the back right leg; 'No1' is painted below each eye.

Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display, as part of the first batch of objects sent there, probably in 1874. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884

item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display, as part of the first batch of objects sent there, probably in 1874. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884

item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection