Spoon
Item number 3260/52 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Small carved silver spoon with thunderbird imagery on handle, two-finned killerwhale on back of bowl. Tip of handle is shaped and carved as a bird head.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor at auction through Christie's, this spoon was previously in the James & Marilyn Bergstrom Collection of Northwest Coast Art. According to their information, it was exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum in "The Box of Daylight", Sept. 15, 1983-Jan. 8, 1984, and published in the exhibit catalogue by Bill Holm.
Item History
- Made by Charles Edenshaw (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1870 and 1890
- Owned by Elspeth McConnell before August 12, 2017
- Received from Elspeth McConnell (Donor) on August 12, 2017
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 3260/52
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Charles Edenshaw (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Elspeth McConnell
- Received from
- Elspeth McConnell (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1870 and 1890
- Ownership Date
- before August 12, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 12, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3260/0052
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