Engraved metal spoon

Museum number:
5-11519
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011519
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Ludayi, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11519, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: spoon cut from single sheet of aluminum, bowl hammered into shape, designs stippled on surfaces Context of use: for eating liquid foods Description: spoon, ladlelike; aluminum imitation of native gourd spoons; cut from one sheet of aluminum; stippled designs on both surfaces: double helix on exterior handle, 8-pointed star with each edge a row od 4 stipples on bottom of bowl; 24.5 cm. l.; 7.2 cm. w.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Engraved metal spoon, accession number 5-11519, described as Ludayi, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11519, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: spoon cut from single sheet of aluminum, bowl hammered into shape, designs stippled on surfaces Context of use: for eating liquid foods Description: spoon, ladlelike; aluminum imitation of native gourd spoons; cut from one sheet of aluminum; stippled designs on both surfaces: double helix on exterior handle, 8-pointed star with each edge a row od 4 stipples on bottom of bowl; 24.5 cm. l.; 7.2 cm. w.;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Engraved metal spoon, accession number 5-11519, described as Ludayi, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11519, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: spoon cut from single sheet of aluminum, bowl hammered into shape, designs stippled on surfaces Context of use: for eating liquid foods Description: spoon, ladlelike; aluminum imitation of native gourd spoons; cut from one sheet of aluminum; stippled designs on both surfaces: double helix on exterior handle, 8-pointed star with each edge a row od 4 stipples on bottom of bowl; 24.5 cm. l.; 7.2 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Engraved metal spoon, accession number 5-11519, described as Ludayi, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11519, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: spoon cut from single sheet of aluminum, bowl hammered into shape, designs stippled on surfaces Context of use: for eating liquid foods Description: spoon, ladlelike; aluminum imitation of native gourd spoons; cut from one sheet of aluminum; stippled designs on both surfaces: double helix on exterior handle, 8-pointed star with each edge a row od 4 stipples on bottom of bowl; 24.5 cm. l.; 7.2 cm. w.;

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