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Dipper of coconut shell and a carved wooden handle
Dipper of coconut shell and a carved wooden handle
Object Number 47-44-50/6160
Display Title Dipper of coconut shell and a carved wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dipper, coconut shell bowl, top cut, carved, incised, and burnished wood handle
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Coconut, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 57.3 x 10.2 x 8.4 cm (22 9/16 x 4 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6160/ #28

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