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Horn Bowl2.5E1650
Horn Bowl2004-90/2
Horn Bowl1462
Horn Bowl1-388

The horn (material) is mountain sheep.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
horn and mountain sheep
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Horn Bowl1-527
Horn Bowl1883
Horn Bowl1-1666
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Horn Bowl1-3003

Haida trading canoes returning from the Nass brought with them as part of their cargo the horns of mountain sheep, from which they made spoons and bowls. The species native to the northern coastal mountains is the Dall sheep, with amber horns somewhat less massive than those of the bighorn sheep. Mountain rams' horns form large, tapered spirals of very tough resilient material which can be carved with woodworking tools and has the quality of becoming soft and flexible when soaked and heated. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Haida
Material
mountain sheep horn
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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