Spoon Item Number: A5326 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown-black spoon that has a shallow bowl with a carved handle. Handle has four bear's heads and a raven head at the tip. Eyes of the animals are inlaid abalone.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before January 1973
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during January 1973
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A5326
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- abalone shell and mountain goat horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, shaped, inlaid and carved
- Overall
- height 18.4 cm, width 5.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1973
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0233/0033