Spoon
Item number 1924.33.13 from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
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Description
Large spoon made from horn, with pointed handle. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2006]
Longer Description
Large spoon made from horn, with pointed handle. The bowl of the spoon is smoothly carved. The bowl narrows toward the front of the spoon. The handle tapers toward its point. The handle has a concave curve to it which gives way to a rounded and pointed tip. The grain of the horn is clearly visible and is of a yellowish brown colour. [CAK 17/05/2010]
Research Notes
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 from delegates about this particular spoon were recorded. The spoons as a collection elicited a lot of discussion amongst delegates. They discussed whether the different varieties of spoons reflected differences in the owner's rank, or differences in function (i.e. everyday use vs. use at a feast). It was thought that the plain spoons (i.e. those collected by Charles Harrison, 1891.49.50- .51) were for everyday use. Delegates were also interested in the greenish hue of many of the spoons and this was identified as unusual. One delegate offered that, in general, mountain goat horn was used for smaller spoons because they have a narrower shape to their horns. People noted that the shape of a spoon can be altered by heat (i.e. from the soup itself). [CAK 17/05/2010]
Primary Documentation
Accession book entry - C. HARRISON, Esq. Specimens collected from the HAIDA of QUEEN CHARLOTTE ID., B.C.... - [1 of] 2 Large spoons made from mountain-sheep's horns
No additional information on catalogue cards. [JC 5 9 1996]
Written on object - Haida spoon (wild sheep horn) Qu. Charlotte Id. Pres. by C. Harrison, 1924. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2006]
Related Documents File - The Haida Project Related Documents File contains video of research sessions and interviews with Haida delegates from September 2009 as part of the project ‘Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge'. It also includes post-visit communications that discuss object provenance. For extensive photographic, video, and textual records documenting the Haida research visit as a whole, including but not limited to preparations of objects for handling, travel logistics, British Museum participation, transcribed notes from research sessions and associated public events held at PRM, see the Haida Project Digital Archive, stored with the Accessions Registers. Original hand-written notes taken during research sessions have been accessioned into the Manuscripts collection, in addition to select other materials. [CAK 02/06/2010]
Item History
- Made in British Columbia Haida Gwaii NW Coast, Canada
- Collected by Charles Harrison
- Received from Charles Harrison during 1924
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 1924.33.13
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- sheep horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, moulded and carved
- Overall
- length 325.0 mm, width 77.0 mm
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii NW Coast, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- Charles Harrison
- Received from
- Charles Harrison
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1924
Other
- Keyword
- Spoon; Food Accessory
- Class
- Food
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