Spoon Item Number: A7530 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown horn spoon with an elongated bowl and a tapering handle with a curved tip.
Narrative
Some items in this collection are thought to have been collected by E. H. Verney, circa 1862. (The seller, D.G. Young, mistakenly wrote in his letters to MOA that the EHV stood for EH Verity.)
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected before 1893
- Owned by Edmund Hope Verney and John Scott Young
- Owned by David G. Young before September 15, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller) on September 15, 1961
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- A7530
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- mountain sheep horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed, shaped and carved
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
- Previous Owner
- Edmund Hope Verney, John Scott Young and David G. Young
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- before 1893
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0053/0004