ladle

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Object Type
Museum number: Am,+.5346
Description: Ladle, of big horn sheep horn, with a slightly recurved handle ending in a flat end, the back decorated with incised formline designs, and inlaid with haliotis shell, some of which is missing. The identity of the crest is uncertain, but it may include a large face on the underside of the bowl. The interior ovids are simply filled with incised hatching. The interior of the handle is decorated with a thick line of red paint.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Northwest Coast Peoples; Made by: Haida (?)
Production date: 1850-1890
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: British Columbia
Materials: big horn sheep horn; haliotis shell
Technique: steamed; incised; inlaid; painted
Dimensions: Length: 42 centimetres; Width: 10 centimetres (of bowl)
Curator's comments: Additional details/description, JCK,18/4/1995.
Location: Not on display
Condition: Good; the interior of the bowl is waterstained; one of the seven pieces of inlay is missing.
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1891
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am,+.5346
Additional IDs: CDMS number: Am1891C2.5346 (old CDMS no.)

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