Hand carved by local Cheyenne River Sioux Nation member Eric Iron Star, he softens the horn first and then carves and shapes it into a ladle with a deer head motif. Ladles like this were sometimes used communally and as the ladle was passed around the soup the holder would tell a tale or continue a story already being told.

The horn is from a buffalo, forming and shaping makes the surface smooth. Eric decorates the ladle with metal spots for eyes, porcupine quill wrapping, metal bells and dyed red horse hair tufts with metal cones.

Measures:
Length 8 | Width 2 1/4 | Deep 2 inches
All measurements are approximate.