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Spoon, Horn - Laus`kaaq (N); Luus`kaaq (S)

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center > Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
Spoon, Horn
Spoon, Horn
1994.010.001
Horn
Height: 1" Width: 2.25" Length: 5.5"
19th century
Alutiiq
Prince William Sound, AK., Ca. 19th century Carved spoon of mountain goat horn with dotted, grooved and curvilinear design-work similar to formline style. Bowl of spoon represents open, extended mouth or tongue, with upper jaw of mouth carved out and over spoon's neck. Below, and above bowl of spoon, face of animal is carved with slightly flared ears at sides, formline-style eyes, flaring upper lip projecting over bowl approx. 4cm.
http://onlinecollections.anchoragemuseum.org/#/cultures/Alutiiq, Chugach