The characteristic features of Columbia River mountain sheep horn ladles and spoons include a broad, nearly round opening with a flat rim; a thickened flat band running the length of the under surface; and a decoration of bands of interlocking, excised triangles forming rows of zigzag lines. Concentric circles or squares, or geometricized human figures often embellish the surface. On ladles, the band and rim extend upward to form the handle, usually elaborated with a sculpted human or animal figure. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

« A large powder horn from Kiskisink is closed at the distal end with a piece of wood carved with circles and a cross, held in place with a pair of nails. At the proximal end is a wooden plug wrapped in a piece of cloth. The strap is a piece of heavy wool felt edged on both sides with cotton cloth (fig. 21a). » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.12, fig 21a (p.49).

Model conch horn, with raised stop on cone and open mouthpiece at one end. Male figure on top of conch has a hole for suspension between his hands. Figure has a triangle design on his forehead and a serrated and dot incised headdress. Five incised lines on conch; raised stop is between the fourth and fifth. Partially polished surface. Well preserved.

Straight, long, modeled, terracotta trumpet with flaring rim on one side and tubular rim at mouth. Traces of red-brown slip. Broken and repaired.

Yellowish, cream-coloured conch shell trumpet. Shell with tip of cone cut off to form mouthpiece, dextral, two holes in lip for suspension. Unbroken.

Long hollow animal horn. Object is curved, wide at base and narrowing toward tip. Tip is carved into an oblong ball. An open, rimmed mouthpiece is carved into the concave curve of the horn near the narrow end.

Modeled sinistral conch-shaped horn or 'trumpet'. Geometrical painted designs on rim: square spirals and a horizontal line below them, terracotta with cream and brown slip. Two holes for suspension. Unbroken.

Powder horn. The hollow, curved horn is open at its small end. The wide end is closed off with a round wooden stopper, held in place with 8 evenly spaced round-headed nails bored through the horn. A large nail emerges from the centre of the end, around which is knotted a twisted cotton cord that is tied to a thin string and wrapped around the narrow end of the horn between two carved rings. There is a large light red contact stain on one side of the horn and part of the string.

Terracotta trumpet-shaped horn with polychrome slip decoration. One side is a narrow cylinder that opens up to a larger cylinder which gradually tapers and then flares out with a wide, flat ring around the opening. The narrow section of the body is orange, and the wider section is painted with wide dark red bands, cream-coloured lines, cream and orange diagonals and triangular patterns. The instrument has been broken and repaired, with areas of in-fill. Approximately half of the ring at the flared end is missing.