Sheep horn ladle with designs carved in low-relief from back of bowl up the back of the handle. At the base of the handle a small human face gazes outward.

Spoon with a carved goat horn handle attached to a translucent mountain sheep horn bowl by metal rivets. Handle carving depicts, from the tip, a human-like figure connected by an extended tongue to the raven below; at the base, a sea-bear with tail flukes, side fins, and upright ears displays a dorsal fin with human face.

Spoon with a carved goat horn handle attached to a sheep horn bowl. Carvings on handle depict animal with two human-like figures.

Dagger with a long, narrow blade, sharpened on both edges. Carved horn pommel in the shape of an animal head. Handle is wrapped with a hide strip and has a small piece of hair attached. Creature has inlaid abalone eyes.

The characteristic features of Columbia River mountain sheep horn ladles and spoons include a broad, nearly round opening with a flat rim; a thickened flat band running the length of the under surface; and a decoration of bands of interlocking, excised triangles forming rows of zigzag lines. Concentric circles or squares, or geometricized human figures often embellish the surface. On ladles, the band and rim extend upward to form the handle, usually elaborated with a sculpted human or animal figure. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)