Ladle Item Number: A2608 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large bowl with short, curved handle; the inside of the bowl is incised with design of a sea creature resembling a dogfish. The handle is carved as a bird, inlaid in four places with abalone. 'a9ka' and 'al' are incised into the lower part of the bowl
History Of Use
As well as distributing food, spoons and ladles usually carried crests of the host family. Spoons were traditionally made of two types of horn: the handle of mountain goat horn and the bowl of mountain sheep horn. The horn was softened in boiling water and then shaped in a wooden mould
Item History
- Made in North America
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before April 8, 1976
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on April 8, 1976
What
- Name
- Ladle
- Identification Number
- A2608
- Type of Item
- ladle
- Material
- mountain sheep horn and abalone shell
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded, carved, incised and inlaid
- Overall
- height 43.5 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 18.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 8, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 1976
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 42
- Accession Number
- 0336/0134