104 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
Spoons and ladles.—Each family has several spoons of various sizes, 
and narrow shallow ladles of horn, bone, ete. The large spoon is for 
stirring and ladling soup, ete. There is only one specimen in the col- 
lection, No. 89739 [1352] (Fig. 42). This is a new one, made by a native 
of Utkiavwin, whom I asked to make himself a new spoon and bring 
me his old one. He, how- 
ever, misunderstood me and 
brought over the new one, 
which Lieut. Ray  pur- 
chased, not knowing that 
T had especially asked for 
the old one. These spoons 
seem to be in such constant 
use that the natives did not 
offer them for sale. This 
specimen is smoothly carved from a single piece of pine, and painted all 
over, except the inside of the bowl, with red ocher. A cross of red ocher 
is marked in the middle of the bowl, and there is a shallow groove, colored 
with blacklead, along the middle of the handle on top. The length is 13-2 
inches. A small spoon of light-colored horn, No. 89416 [1379], has a bowl 
of the common spoon shape with a short, flat handle. Spoons of this sort 
were not seen in use, and as this is new and evidently made for sale it 
Fia 42.—Wooden spoon. 
Fic, 43.—Horn ladle. 
may be meant for a copy of one of our spoons. The narrow ladles of horn 
or bone may formerly have been used for eating before it was so easy to 
get tin pots, but at present are chiefly used for dipping oil, especially for 
filling the lamp. The collection contains one of horn and four of bone. 
No. 89415 [1070], Fig. 45, is made of a single piece of mountain-sheep 
horn, dark brown from age and use, softened and molded into shape. 
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Fic. 44.—Bone ladle. 
It is impregnated with oil, showing that it has been long in use. This 
utensil closely resembles a great number of specimens in the Museum 
from the more southern parts of Alaska. No. 89411 [1294] (Fig. 44) is 
