Ladle Item Number: A2460 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ladle with a light and medium brown mountain sheep horn bowl with a curved, elongated oval shape that is joined to a black mountain goat horn handle with wire inserted through three holes in the bowl. The tapering handle is carved with an otter or sea lion figure near the tip, a creature with a small head in its mouth, and a sea wolf type figure at the base. There are two holes bored through the bowl near at the handle base.
History Of Use
Used to serve food at large feasts.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before April 8, 1976
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on April 8, 1976
What
- Name
- Ladle
- Identification Number
- A2460
- Type of Item
- ladle
- Material
- mountain sheep horn, metal and mountain goat horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, steamed, carved, bored and moulded
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 5.3 cm, depth 24.8 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 April 8, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 1976
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0336/0104