Spoon

Museum number:
2-47059
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020047059
Alternate number:
234 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
With sheep horn bowl riveted to intricately carved goat horn handle; handle bottom to top represents human being attacked by animal, human, raven. Iron rivet.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Haida and Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 26.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1980-1981 #80: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (June 30, 1981–September 15, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 2-47059, described as With sheep horn bowl riveted to intricately carved goat horn handle; handle bottom to top represents human being attacked by animal, human, raven. Iron rivet.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 2-47059, described as With sheep horn bowl riveted to intricately carved goat horn handle; handle bottom to top represents human being attacked by animal, human, raven. Iron rivet.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-47059, described as With sheep horn bowl riveted to intricately carved goat horn handle; handle bottom to top represents human being attacked by animal, human, raven. Iron rivet.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-47059, described as With sheep horn bowl riveted to intricately carved goat horn handle; handle bottom to top represents human being attacked by animal, human, raven. Iron rivet.

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