Spoon Item Number: K2.267 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 spoon is blackened from bowl to handle and two lines extend from the tip of the handle to the neck of the bowl with a zigzag line between them.
History Of Use
Used by Fulani women for serving butter.
Item History
- Made in Giwa, Nigeria
- Owned by Michael Mason before May 18, 1972
- Received from Michael Mason (Donor) on May 18, 1972
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- K2.267
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- sawn and painted
- Overall
- height 5.4 cm, width 8.2 cm, depth 21.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hausa
- Previous Owner
- Michael Mason
- Received from
- Michael Mason (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Giwa, Nigeria
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 18, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 18, 1972
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 0198/0004