Ladle
| Object Number: | NA8469 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska Sitka |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Mountain Sheep Horn |
| Width: | 8.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
Description
Ladle or bowl made from a single piece of mountain sheep horn used by a sheep horn hunter (LSDA). Deeply concave bowl with two cracks along the edge. The handle is flat with a large circle and perforation at the end. At the base of the handle facing the bowl, a conical projection is carved. The projection has a thin circumferal groove below the point and a cross shape cut into the apex forming four small points.
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