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Spoon:
LOCATION: Uyak archaeological site, Kodiak Island, A.D. 1-1100
REFERENCE: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (NMNH 377796)
DIMENSIONS: 15 cm long.
DESCRIPTION:
This carved spoon, made more than 1,000 years ago on Kodiak Island, has a whale-tail carved on the end of the handle.