Spoon Item Number: 2713/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small carved wooden spoon with a body of a killer whale as the handle; oval shaped bowl. The mammal has black detailing, carved teeth and a protruding dorsal fin. This spoon is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes.
Narrative
This spoon bears a strong resemblance to other utensils by the same hand in the MOA collection as well as MOV and RBCM. Despite much of the pigment being worn away from this spoon, other features such as the relief carving of the eyes and deep carving of the teeth conform to other known Elwitt spoons, especially RBCM 19205 and 9725. Please also compare to MOA objects A8557, 2713/21, 2713/22, 2713/23, 2713/24, 2713/25, 2713/26, 2713/27, MOV object AA 1851, and RBCM objects 18818, 18959, 20003,19195.
Item History
- Made by Samuel Elwitt (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1910
- Owned by Margaret Richards before March 24, 2008
- Owned by U.B.C. Development Office before September 25, 2008
- Received from U.B.C. Development Office (Transferring institution) on September 25, 2008
What
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Creator
- Samuel Elwitt (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Richards and U.B.C. Development Office
- Received from
- U.B.C. Development Office (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1910
- Ownership Date
- before March 24, 2008 and before September 25, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on September 25, 2008
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 17
- Accession Number
- 2713/0022