Spoon Item Number: A7548 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A plain one piece spoon with a shallow bowl that comes to a point at the tip end and a concave handle that has a hole in the middle. The bowl of the spoon is translucent while the handle is dark brown.
Narrative
Some items in this collection are thought to have been collected by E. H. Verney, circa 1862. (The seller, D.G. Young, mistakenly wrote in his letters to MOA that the EHV stood for EH Verity.)
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected before 1893
- Owned by Edmund Hope Verney and John Scott Young
- Owned by David G. Young before September 15, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller) on September 15, 1961
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A7548
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- mountain sheep horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, carved and shaped
- Overall
- height 25.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, depth 15.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Edmund Hope Verney, John Scott Young and David G. Young
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- before 1893
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0053/0022