- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Brown horn spoon, S-shaped, with a plain pointed handle. [CAK 06/04/2009]
- Long description
- Brown horn spoon, S-shaped, with a plain pointed handle. The spoon is likely made from a single piece of mountain goat horn given the dark colour. The bowl and handle are both smooth. Where the handle joins the bowl, there is a carved ridge. The handle is curved and tapers towards the end. It measures 2 mm at its tip, and 14 mm where it joins the bowl. At its widest, the bowl measures 52mm, and the end measures 7 mm. There are two deep, irregular shaped holes in the bowl, which may be a natural feature of the horn. [CAK 06/04/2009]
- Geographical reference
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) NW Coast
- Cultural groups
- Haida
- 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, Material Goat Horn Animal, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 190 mm, Width: max 52 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1891.49.50
- 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 and wood spoons on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. No information about this particular spoon was recorded. [CAK 12/04/2010]
Search terms: Food and Drink, Status, Spoon, Food Accessory, Status Object
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