Spoon Item Number: A1711 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spoon with carved handle and shallow, curved bowl. Handle has two bear and two eagle ? representations; one bear has abalone inlaid eyes; top eagle is wearing a hat with five potlatch rings ans an eagle finial.
History Of Use
Family crest spoon used in feasts.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1914
- Collected between 1893 and 1914
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A1711
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- abalone shell and mountain goat horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, carved, glued and shaped
- Overall
- height 8.1 cm, width 33.6 cm, depth 7.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1914
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1914
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1960/0142