Ladle
Ladle
Ladle
Ladle

Currently not on view

Ladle,

before 1886

Lingít
PU 5266

Information

Title
Ladle
Dates

before 1886

Medium
Dall sheep horn and abalone
Dimensions
l. 49.5 cm., w. 11.8 cm., d. 17.6 cm. (19 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5266
Place Collected

North America, Laaxaayík Kwáan (Yakutat)

Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted on object [Elizabeth Marsh Museum number]: 47/86; PU.5266
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
cutlery, spoons, ladles, potlatches
Materials
horn, abalone shell
Techniques
carving, molding, inlay (process)
Subject
feasts, ravens, oil, grease

Collected by Prof. William Libbey during Mount St. Elias Expedition in 1886; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1886

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