Spoon

Item number 1891.49.54 from the Pitt Rivers Museum.

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Description

Brown horn spoon with pointed handle and four horizontal cuts on the handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]

Longer Description

Brown horn spoon with pointed handle and four horizontal cuts on the handle. The spoon is made from a single piece of animal horn (likely mountain goat, but possibly mountain sheep or cow). The grain of the horn is visible, particularly on the bowl. The bowl is smooth and curved. One side of the bowl, near its tip, has a more pronounced curve to it. The reverse side of the bowl has a slight ridge running down the centre. The spoon is 170 mm from the start of the bowl to the tip of the handle. The bowl is 60 mm at its widest and 14 mm where it joins the handle. The handle is rounded and there is a curved ridge where the bowl and handle come together. One side of the handle has four faint incisions. The tip of the handle measures 5 mm in width. [CAK 17/04/2009]

Research Notes

The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum's collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:
This spoon was viewed alongside other horn and wood spoons on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. Delegates commented on the shape of the spoon. They observed that it is slightly warped and suspected that this was the result of use: if the spoon was placed in a bowl of hot soup, this could have changed its shape. [CAK 12/04/2010]

Primary Documentation

Accession book entry (for 1891.49.47 - .56): 'From Rev. Ch. Harrison, 80 Halton Rd, Canonbury Sq. N. Collection of Haida objects collected by him.... - [1 of] 10 horn spoons. £45. [Purchase price includes 1891.49.1-110]

Written on object - [in pencil:] C. Harrison Coll 1891 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]

Pitt Rivers Museum label - HAIDA Purch. Rev. C. Harrison 1891 [reverse:] 1891.49.54 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]

Related Documents File - The Haida Project Related Documents File contains video of research sessions and interviews with Haida delegates from September 2009 as part of the project ‘Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge'. It also includes post-visit communications that discuss object provenance. For extensive photographic, video, and textual records documenting the Haida research visit as a whole, including but not limited to preparations of objects for handling, travel logistics, British Museum participation, transcribed notes from research sessions and associated public events held at PRM, see the Haida Project Digital Archive, stored with the Accessions Registers. Original hand-written notes taken during research sessions have been accessioned into the Manuscripts collection, in addition to select other materials. [CAK 02/06/2010]