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<p>Elaborate utensils were the "family silver" of Northwest Coast noble clans and were used on formal
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feasting occasions when display of the family's myths and crests, sculpted on the handles, was appropriate. An imposing eagle presides over the ladle; a bear's head appears on the underside of the bowl. The small spoon's handle is reminiscent of a crest (totem) pole.</div>
late 1800s-early 1900s
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