Spoon Item Number: K2.264 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spoon made from half a gourd with poker work designs applied to the inner surfaces. The rim of the bowl is blackened with a series of lines and zigzags on the handle, two hooked lines that extend from the handle into the bowl, and one brush line on the inside of the spoon bowl.
History Of Use
Used by Fulani women to serve butter.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria
- Owned by Michael Mason before May 18, 1972
- Received from Michael Mason (Donor) on May 18, 1972
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- K2.264
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- sawn and painted
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 8.2 cm, depth 21.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hausa
- Previous Owner
- Michael Mason
- Received from
- Michael Mason (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 18, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 18, 1972
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 0198/0001