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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED HEILTSUK ARTIST
Feast Spoon, c. 1880smountain goat horn, copper, and abalone, 10.5 x 2.75 x 4.5 in (26.7 x 7 x 11.4 cm)LOT 20
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000Further images
This elegant horn spoon features a chiefly figure wearing a crest hat over an anthropomorphic bear holding a human head or mask. Elongated hands and limbs and the distinctive proportions...This elegant horn spoon features a chiefly figure wearing a crest hat over an anthropomorphic bear holding a human head or mask. Elongated hands and limbs and the distinctive proportions of the human faces likely identify this spoon as Heiltsuk in origin. The spoon is constructed of two mountain goat horns held together by copper pins and is inlaid with abalone throughout the composition. Mountain goat horn is prized for its pliability when steamed and its ability to hold finely carved details. The once-known Heiltsuk artist has taken full advantage of the horn medium in sculpting the beautiful faces on this ladle.Provenance
Alaska on Madison, New York, NY;
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection as “19th C Haida Spoon", Nov. 2005, accompanied by a copy of the original receipt.
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