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Spoon
Native American, Haida
1860–80
Object Place: Alaska, United States, Northwest Coast
Medium/Technique
Mountain goat horn and abalone
Dimensions
7.0 x 29.8 cm (2.75 x 11.75 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. John H. Thorndike
Accession Number99.572
CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionThis Northwest Coast spoon is carved of black mountain goat horn and abalone. The bowl of the spoon is gourd-shaped. The handle is carved with figures and faces.
Provenance1899, bequest of Delia White (Mrs. John H.) Thorndike (b. 1825 - d. by 1899), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1899)