Dark horn spoon with pointed handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dark horn spoon with pointed handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/3/2006]
Long description: Dark horn spoon with 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. One side of the bowl is irregular, with a slight upward bend. The grain of the horn is visible in the bowl, particularly on its reverse. At its widest, the bowl measures 69 mm, and at the tip measures 6 mm. Where the bowl joins the handle there is a carved curved ridge. The handle is 15 mm wide where it joins the bowl. The handle is straight and tapers toward the end. On the reverse of the handle, near the tip, is a small incised mark. The tip of the handle measures 2 mm. [CAK 06/04/2009]
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, Material Goat Horn Animal, Process Steamed, Process Moulded, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 69 mm, Length: max 235 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1891.49.55
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 wooden spoons on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. No information about this particular spoon was recorded. [CAK 19/04/2010]

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

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