Spoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/6

Silver spoon with bear design. Bowl is shallow, resting on neck and curling up at tip. The face of a bear pears out from bowl, facing front, tongue emerging from mouth over paws that meet at spoon’s tip. Carving extends along squared handle. Underside of spoon is uncarved.

  • Narrative

    Item number 154 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).


  • Type of Item spoon
  • Culture Haida
  • Material silver metal
  • Measurements height 9.3 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm (overall)

  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess

  • Made in British Columbia

  • Creation Date during 1959
  • Ownership Date before August 15, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 15, 2017

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3258/0006