Spoon with Human Figure

Cleveland Museum of Art

Golden spoon with a human figure on top. The spoon is long and narrow with a tapered handle that is thicker at the top. The handle is golden with a hammered texture and a small lip around the edge. The human figure on top is also golden, with a large head, small body, and no arms. The figure has a distinctive headdress, earrings, and a hole in the abdomen. The background is dark gray to black, with a slight shadow underneath the spoon. Artist: unknown, but possibly from pre-Columbian America. Title: Spoon with Human Figure.