Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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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
Wooden spatulate spoon, also known as a soapberry spoon. The paddle is flat and rounded at the end, the handle is separated from the paddle by a step, it is cylindrical. The spoon is undecorated.; Good
Very intricately carved handle of a spoon with a considerably smaller bowl. The handle depicts, from the tapered end towards the bowl, a small bear, and six steadily increasing in size frogs, culminating in a little frog between the ears of a bear. Perhaps the sequence represents a transformation, from a bear to a frog. On the reverse of the handle the attention to detail is apparent in the carefully carved bodies of all the creatures.The difference in size between the bowl and handle suggests the bowl was not the original, together with the possible cross-hatched beaver tail on the reverse of the bowl which does not correspond to the bear head at the start of the handle shaft. Despite the difference in size the spoon is still typical of other mountain-goat horn feast spoons of the Northwest coast (G.Crowther).; GoodCatalogue card for E 1907.562-3, notes in black ball point, 'Two spoons of black horn: the plain bowls are fastened to to curved taper handles elaborately carved in relief with totemic emblems.'
A dark horn spoon with a curved handle decorated with numerous interlocking creatures. The bowl of the spoon has been afixed to the handle using a small piece of native copper. The handle is carved with a bird' s head, a bear' s head, an unidentifiable creature, and an eagle. The carving is not as intricate as on other spoons, for example CUMAA E 1907.562. The shape of the spoon is characteristic of the Northwest coast feast spoons (G.Crowther).; Good
Small dark spoon with large bowl and carved figures on the handle. The lower figure is possibly humanoid, but the eyes are elongated on the reverse to form a bird' s beak.; Good
Steeply curved spoon made from mountain-sheep horn and inlaid with rectangular pieces of deeply coloured abalone shell. The pale colour of the horn suggests it has not been used extensively. The horn darkens with use.; Good
Three perforated shell pendants made from pieces of scallop-like shells.; Good
A dentalium necklace. On the catalogue card a note from the donor is the only description, The beads are of the type used by the Hudson Bay Company in their trading days on the coast. I had to string them with thread, not having any old sinew ornettle-fibre but the other material was collected by my father from the Indians. My father and I have had at various times similar necklaces both from the Northern Kwakiutl and the Haida. The shell is quite common on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The necklace consists of twenty dentalium shells, two blue trade beads and eighteen small red glass beads.; Good
A labret made from white stone, which has a flange at one side.; Good
Two silver bracelets incised with crest designs. One bracelet has a full face beaver expertly incised with lined shading and strong formlines, and the other has a split- representation eagle with wing designs extending towards the clasps at the back. The clasps are made of small flanges which are bent through small holes to secure the bracelet together.; Good