Wooden spoon with painted design. Large spoon has a long shallow bowl flowing into a wide, slightly curved handle. Bowl has a formline style sea creature painted on the interior in green and red with black outlines, and tall fin at top. At distal end of handle is an eye with a leaf shaped motif. On back of handle is written in paint “Port Simpson BC”.

• Narrative

  Sent to the donor's mother around 1930 as a gift, from a friend who lived in Port Simpson.

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• Type of Item spoon
• Culture Tsimshian
• Material wood, paint
• Measurements height 29.5 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Turrall Adcock Moore
• Received from Turrall Adcock Moore

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• Made in British Columbia
• Collected in Port Simpson, Lax Kw'alaams

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• Creation Date during 1930
• Ownership Date before October 17, 2016
• Acquisition Date on October 17, 2016

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3204/0010