Spoon Item Number: 3123/75 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal spoon with a small, round, shallow bowl, and a wide handle, slightly convex, with zigzagging edges. Handle is decorated with engraved borders and small circles.
History Of Use
Spoon for measuring powdered gold onto scales.
Item History
- Made in Ghana
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander before July 22, 2015
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor) on July 22, 2015
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 3123/75
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- brass metal
- Overall
- height 0.5 cm, width 9.9 cm, depth 2.4 cm, weight 4.4 g
Who
- Culture
- Akan
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3123/0075