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Nuu-chah-nulth

Ladle

Nootka, 1859-1898

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Nuu-chah-nulth

Ladle

Nootka, 1859-1898

Physical Qualities Mountain sheep horn, 10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 9 9/16 in. (27 x 15.8 x 24.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. L. Manuel Hendler
Object Number 1947.202
Carved zoomorphic figure and face on inside of handle.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1947; Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Hendler.
Bill Holm, "Box of Daylight," Seattle: Seattle Art Museum and University of Washington Press, 1983, pp.81-82.
"The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art," Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art, pp. 170-171.
Sturtevant C. William, "Handbook of North American Indians," Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1981, vol. 6, pp. 386, 571.

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