Spoon Item Number: 3258/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver spoon with bear design. Bowl is shallow, resting on neck and curling up at tip. The face of a bear pears out from bowl, facing front, tongue emerging from mouth over paws that meet at spoon’s tip. Carving extends along squared handle. Underside of spoon is uncarved.
Narrative
Item number 154 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1959
- Owned by Margaret Hess before August 15, 2017
- Received from Margaret Hess (Donor) on August 15, 2017
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 3258/6
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 9.3 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Hess
- Received from
- Margaret Hess (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before August 15, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 15, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3258/0006