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Wooden ladle for corn meal mush which is principal article of diet
Wooden ladle for corn meal mush which is principal article of diet
Object Number 40-65-50/5119
Display Title Wooden ladle for corn meal mush which is principal article of diet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ladle, carved wood, incised, punctated, and pigmented
Classification
  • Ladle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese West Africa: Angola; Benguela Highland
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 11.1 x 3.2 cm (15 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-65-50/5119

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