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Shallow wooden ladle for stirring food and ladling it out of pots - ben
Shallow wooden ladle for stirring food and ladling it out of pots - ben
Object Number 37-126-50/3256
Display Title Shallow wooden ladle for stirring food and ladling it out of pots - ben
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ben
Inventory Description Ladle, carved wood, incised human face handle, long ovoid bowl, shallow
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Babomba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, Southeast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 9 x 2.3 cm (16 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3256

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