Spoon Item Number: 3204/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden spoon with painted design. Large spoon has a long shallow bowl flowing into a wide, slightly curved handle. Bowl has a formline style sea creature painted on the interior in green and red with black outlines, and tall fin at top. At distal end of handle is an eye with a leaf shaped motif. On back of handle is written in paint “Port Simpson BC”.
Narrative
Sent to the donor's mother around 1930 as a gift, from a friend who lived in Port Simpson.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada during 1930
- Collected in Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Turrall Adcock Moore before October 17, 2016
- Received from Turrall Adcock Moore (Donor) on October 17, 2016
What
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Previous Owner
- Turrall Adcock Moore
- Received from
- Turrall Adcock Moore (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1930
- Ownership Date
- before October 17, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on October 17, 2016
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3204/0010