Spoon
hapshgoulg
“spoon”
Language:
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian made a lot of these. They are always in two pieces, at least the ones I’ve seen.
—David Boxley, 2009
The handle of this feast spoon, which bears interlocking crest images of a person, bird, and wolf, was carved from mountain goat horn; the bowl is a separate piece of horn that was steamed and press-molded into shape. Several Tsimshian villages were particularly known for the manufacture of horn spoons; others specialized in wooden dishes, carved boxes, yellow cedar blankets, and foods such as soapberries, cranberries, crab apples, and dried salmon.
Culture:
Tsimshian
Region:
British Columbia, Canada
Village:
Port Simpson
Object Category:
Ceremony
Dimensions:
Length 24cm
Accession Date:
1876
Source:
James G. Swan (collector)
Museum:
National Museum of Natural History
Museum ID Number:
E020616
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