Spoon Item Number: A7531 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spoon made of bent sheep horn with a pointed bowl tip and a slightly tapering, curved handle with a hole near the centre of its length and a rounded tip.
Narrative
Some items in this collection are thought to have been collected by E. H. Verney, circa 1862. (The seller, D.G. Young, mistakenly wrote in his letters to MOA that the EHV stood for EH Verity.)
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1893
- Collected in Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada and Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada before 1893
- Owned by Edmund Hope Verney and John Scott Young
- Owned by David G. Young before September 15, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller) on September 15, 1961
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A7531
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- mountain sheep horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, carved and shaped
- Overall
- height 8.2 cm, width 7.9 cm, depth 29.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Edmund Hope Verney, John Scott Young and David G. Young
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada and Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1893
- Collection Date
- before 1893
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 38
- Accession Number
- 0053/0005