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Horn Spoon25.0/297

Two pieces of mountain goat horn have been joined with a single copper rivet to form this old spoon. The figures carved on the handle appear to be a killer whale with a man's face on the dorsal fin, a raven, and a bear. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Haida
Material
mountain goat horn and copper metal
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Sculpture | Wood | Leg1990-46/1
Horn Spoon2.5E1494

The bead is glass, yellow, and orange.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
horn, string, bead and glass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Lidded Bentwood Box7764
Cedar Bark Headdress7736

This headdress was worn by George Hunt's daughter-in-law, Tlakwagilayookwa (Sara Smith Hunt, later Martin) who played Naida, in Edward S. Curtis' film In the Land of the Head Hunters, 1914.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, dentalium shell, ermine, abalone shell and thread
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Horn Spoon25.0/296

The four figures on this spoon appear to be a sea bear with a man astride his dorsal fin, plus two more bears. Early spoons of this type appear not to have been polished since they retain the marks of the carving tool and the very crisp corners and planes that result from finishing with the tool. The handle and bowl are black streaked with gray and brown, the natural color of the horn. The bowl has been fitted into the hollow at the base of the carved handle and fastened in place with two rivets. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Haida
Material
mountain goat horn and brass metal
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Horn Spoon2.5E1482
Neck Ring | Pieces25.0/232

Worn by participants in the Tseyka, these neck ring ornaments in the Burke Museum collection consist of a set of three carved and painted wooden plaques, representing the tail and flippers of a whale. There may have been a fourth piece representing the whale's head in the set. They were probably sewn to a rope-like ring of dyed cedar bark, perhaps 18 cm in diameter, which could be conceived of as the body of the whale. The bifurcate tail with a humanoid face for the joint hangs down the back of the wearer, while the two similarly decorated flippers stand out to the sides of the chest. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, thread and lumber
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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