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Spoon made from mountain-sheep horn with carving of a raven on the handle. Unusually the raven is carved from an overhead perspective, and has abalone inlay.; Good
Large spoon or ladle made from mountain-sheep horn which has turned a rich golden brown through use. The spoon is made from one piece of horn, with the handle decorated on the front and reverse. the decoration is carved in the form of two creatures, one at the tip, the other extending onto the base of the bowl.; Good
Low oval dish carved with the head of a halibut at one end and raven head at the other. The mouth of the halibut, and its fins are clearly visible. The edge of the dish and the halibut' s eyes are inlaid with abalone shell.; Good
A high ended grease bowl with an undulating rim which is studded with brass tacks. Brass tacks generally were used instead of operculum shells, and were much more popular with Plains Indians. The outside of the bowl is decorated with bilaterally symmetrical designs composed of the characteristic ovoids and U-forms. It is difficult to identify the creature represented on the ends. Inside the bowl the traces of grease can still be seen, and a ridge following the rim and branching upwards to the edges of the high ends. These ridges are possibly the decorative vestiges of the birch bark precursors made by the Athapaskan peoples (G.Crowther).; Good
Small rectangular bowl with the characteristic undulating rim and identical bilaterally symmetrical decoration at both ends. The sides have parallel grooves at either end, and a groove following the edge of the rim. The bowl is dark coloured suggesting use and has traces of grease impregnating the wood. One end of the bowl has a split which has been crudely repaired using a metal staple. The decoration on the ends is highly abstract, possibly being an eagle, but more probably being deliberately ambiguous to allow an identity to be asserted by successive owners (G.Crowther).; Good