Spoon Item Number: 3088/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver spoon with an oval shaped bowl and a handle that ends in a triangulated point, curving back at the tip. The front of the spoon has an engraved Northwest coast style hummingbird design. The back has a thin linear design all around the edge (except the tip); the bottom end of the bowl has a somewhat triangular design formed with rows of the same tiny lines.
Narrative
Purchased between 1915 and 1917 in Port Essington by a Skeena River cannery worker.
Specific Techniques
Made from hammered silver coins.
Item History
- Made by Charles Edenshaw (Maker) in Port Essington, British Columbia, Canada during 1915
- Collected during 1915
- Owned by Bette Cotton before November 20, 2014
- Received from Bette Cotton (Donor) on November 20, 2014
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 3088/6
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Charles Edenshaw (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Bette Cotton
- Received from
- Bette Cotton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Port Essington, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1915
- Collection Date
- during 1915
- Ownership Date
- before November 20, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 20, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 15
- Accession Number
- 3088/0006