Spoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/41

Spoon with a carved handle. Small abalone inlays used for eyes and animal ears. The top human figure wears a hat with five potlatch rings; below is a bear with a frog in its mouth.


  • Type of Item spoon
  • Culture Haida
  • Material mountain goat horn, abalone shell
  • Measurements height 27.2 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 7.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell

  • Made in British Columbia

  • Creation Date between 1840 and 1870
  • Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017

  • Condition fair
  • Current Location Case 16
  • Accession Number 3260/0041