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Ladle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/12

Large wooden ladle. Bowl has flat base and is deep and long, with a triangular piece missing from the tip, and a small hole bored through the wood at the rear bottom. A slight rim line has been carved into the interior, just under the lip. Bowl's curve extends part way up the handle, ending in a long cylindrical grip.

  • Narrative

    From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.

  • Type of Item ladle
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material wood
  • Measurements height 27.0 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 43.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date before 1914
  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3000/0012

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