Spoon Item Number: A8553 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spoon carved from one piece of black mountain goat horn with a tapering handle that is carved with a humanoid face at the base, which is surmounted by two animal heads. There is what appears to be a natural hole in the bowl of the spoon to one side.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected between 1897 and 1910
- Owned by John Spottiswood Tait
- Owned by Fanta Tait before August 1965
- Received from Fanta Tait (Donor) during August 1965
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A8553
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- mountain goat horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, carved and shaped
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 16.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- John Spottiswood Tait and Fanta Tait
- Received from
- Fanta Tait (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1897 and 1910
- Ownership Date
- before August 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1965
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2129/0001