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Overview
History
This salad spoon was collected in
Construction and materials
Made from dark brown translucent tortoiseshell, this salad spoon has a curved round-shaped head. The handle of the spoon has silver metal applied to the surface at the end furthest from the fork head, onto which small hatching marks have been engraved to create a pattern. The metal spells the word 'Fiji' and forms a simple design of a coconut palm tree on a beach next to what appears to be a table.
Significance
This object is a tangible example of available tourist material culture from the mid-twentieth century in places like
This spoon was acquired by Grace Hutton from Jackie Bruce, who lived in
References
Bolabola, C. "The impact of tourism on Fijian woodcarving," Rajotte, F. and Crocombe, R. (eds.) Pacific tourism, as islanders see it. (Suva: University of the South Pacific Institute of Pacific Studies in association with South Pacific Social Sciences Association, 1980)
Bossen, C. 'Festival mania, tourism and nation building in
Dierikx, M. Clipping the clouds : how air travel changed the world. (
Gottdiener, M. Life in the air : surviving the new culture of air travel. (
McLean, G. "Barques, banana boats and boeings. Transport and communications, 1860s to the present day," Mallon, S.,Mahina-Tuai, K.and Salesa, D. (eds.)Tangata o le Moana: