id: 106062 accession number: 1924.175 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.175 updated: 2022-04-02 09:00:08.085000 Spoon, late 1800s-early 1900s. America, Native North American, Northwest Coast, Tlingit ?, late 19th Century. Horn, copper; overall: 10 x 9.7 cm (3 15/16 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway 1924.175 title: Spoon title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 1800s-early 1900s creation date earliest: 1875 creation date latest: 1900 current location: 231 Native North American creditline: Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway copyright: --- culture: America, Native North American, Northwest Coast, Tlingit ?, late 19th Century technique: horn, copper department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Native North America type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 10 x 9.7 cm (3 15/16 x 3 13/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Elaborate utensils were the "family silver" of Northwest Coast noble clans and were used on formal feasting occasions when display of the family’s myths and crests, sculpted on the handles, was appropriate. An imposing eagle presides over the ladle; a bear’s head appears on the underside of the bowl. The small spoon’s handle is reminiscent of a crest (totem) pole. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.175/1924.175_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.175/1924.175_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.175/1924.175_full.tif