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1891.49.47

Brown horn spoon with squared handle with small perforation at the end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]

1891.49.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brown horn spoon with squared handle with small perforation at the end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]
Long description
Brown horn spoon with squared handle with small perforation at the end. The spoon is made from a single piece of animal horn, likely mountain sheep horn given its lighter brown colour (but possibly cow or mountain goat horn). The grain of the horn is visible and the overall form is very symmetrical. The spoon measures 175 mm in length. The bowl is smooth and curved. At its widest, the spoon measures 46 mm. It tapers toward the handle where it measures 21 mm, and the handle continues to taper toward its end which measures 8 mm in width and has been squared. The front of the handle is flat while the reverse of the handle is curved. Near the tip of the handle is a circular perforation. [CAK 17/04/2009]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
British Columbia Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) NW Coast
Cultural groups
Haida
Person
Field collector Charles Harrison
PRM source Charles Harrison
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1882-1890
Date collected
Between 1882 and 1890 ?
Acquisition information
Purchased: 02/03/1891
Materials and processes
Material Animal Horn, Process Steamed, Process Moulded, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 46 mm, Length: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1891.49.47
Research and responses

The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum’s collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:

This spoon was viewed alongside other horn spoons on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. No information about this particular spoon was recorded from delegates, however, see also entries for 1891.49.48-.55. [CAK 28/05/2010]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Status, Spoon, Food Accessory, Status Object

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