Spoon Item Number: C1540 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A spoon that has a long handle finial of green jade. The metal part of the handle is twisted, and the bowl has a Maori-like figure in relief. Hallmarks include "L&S", an anchor, a lion, an "X", and a "6".
Iconographic Meaning
The figure in the bowl of the spoon is Pukaki, a Ngati Whakaue warrior. The history of Pukaki and his return to the community from the Auckland Museum is told in "Pukaki: A Comet Returns" by Paul Tapsell (2000).
The sliver hallmarks on the spoon indicate manufacture in Birmingham by Levi and Salaman. The date mark of X indicates a manufacture date of 1922.
Item History
- Made in New Zealand
- Owned by Union College before 1960
- Received from Union College (Donor) during 1960
What
- Name
- Spoon
- Identification Number
- C1540
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- silver metal and jade mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, soldered, ground and polished
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maori
- Previous Owner
- Union College
- Received from
- Union College (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Zealand
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1812/0019