Feast Ladle

late 1800s–early 1900s Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.386

Elaborate utensils, valuable possessions of Northwest Coast noble clans, were used during potlatch feasts. An imposing eagle hovers, patron-like, over this ladle’s bowl and the bounty it once served; a bear’s head appears on the underside of the bowl. Both may be crests, motif...

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