Spoon

Carved spoon made from two pieces of horn. The sheep horn bowl is incised on the underside with a formline design of an animal. The darker colored mountain goat horn handle is curved and tapers toward the end. It is intricately carved with four layers of figures. The first and second, closest to the bowl, are of an animal, possibly a raven, that appears to be emerging from the mouth of an eagle. Above the eagle, four human faces are carved in a row, each face looking in a different direction. The handle terminates with what is likely the head of a bird (or possibly a mountain goat with pointed horns), with the narrow beak forming the end of the handle. The handle is secured to the bowl with metal nails.