Feast Ladle Item Number: A6427 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large, wooden ladle with a raven carved at the end of the handle. The raven is painted with red, black and green designs, and has an elongated tail that cups the bowl of the ladle.
History Of Use
Ladles were used to serve food from large feast dishes into smaller vessels. Feasting occurred at ceremonies and potlatches, as well as other important social occasions. The figures represented on feast dishes and ladles were crest figures, which owners had the rights to display, through their histories and origins, as family privileges.
Cultural Context
ceremonial; potlatch; status
Narrative
One of twelve belongings loaned back for display at the Dawson family potlatch in Alert Bay, Aug 2019.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada during 1900
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by William Dawson
- Owned by Alice Mountain before January 1954
- Received from Alice Mountain (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during January 1954
What
- Name
- Feast Ladle
- Identification Number
- A6427
- Type of Item
- ladle
- Material
- cedar wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 27.9 cm, width 32.5 cm, depth 121.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- William Dawson and Alice Mountain
- Received from
- Alice Mountain (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before January 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1954
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1893/0001