Spoon
Item number 3522/44 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large wooden spoon with carved and metal decorations. Spoon is painted dark blue and has a deep bowl; alternating dots and vertical lines carved along edges of bowl. The neck has incised geometric and linear motifs across the front and back; handle consists of two sitting birds, bellies facing one another. They have short tails, wings carved in relief and long necks; heads are tilted up. Additional silver pin decorations across spoon. On the handle and neck, the pins highlight the existing designs. On the base of bowl, the pins form an arrow motif inside of an oval.
History Of Use
Used for ceremonies.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Liberia
- Collected between 1965 and 1968
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- 3522/44
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- wood, paint and metal
- Overall
- height 76.4 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 9.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia
Who
- Culture
- Krahn
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1965 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3522/0044
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