Horn spoon

Creators and Contributors Teal Hansen (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)
Nadia Jackinsky (Contributor)
Angelina Roehl (Contributor)
Rhoda Moonin (Contributor)
Johnny Moonin (Contributor)

Cultural Narrative John Johnson: Tlingit made spiritual designs on spoons.

Nadia Jackinsky: The bottom figure could be a Frog, looks like southeast Tlingit.

Teal Hansen: Cone shaped hats talking about the underworld (Devil Spirits). Funeral Potlatch spoon? Is the top maybe an evil spirit? If the bottom animal resembles a land otter they prey on fishermen to take them into the underworld, which would fit to the theme of the funeral potlatch spoon.

Angelina Roehl "Kalunka": This could make sense as they used specific spoons for specific occasions.

Rhoda and John Moonin: They were used for specific events. Maybe for hunters as the figures are carved into one another, the upper figure into the lower figure. It could be Yakutat as it has their animals carved on it. It could also be a bear. A ceremonial utensil for hunters.

Teal Hansen: very convinced it is a Chugach spoon as the iconography and style resembles many examples she has seen from the Chugach region and prince William sound.

(quotes taken from 9/7/23 Open Archive zoom meeting)