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Object Number
973-43-50/11673A
Display Title
Bone (?) spoon, decorated with red paint and black pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory combs decorated with red and black ink. A & B 6 1/2" x 1/4" Spoon like tips C - 7" x 1"
Bone (?) spoon with a small concave bowl. The top of the handle (i.e. the side without the Peabody number) is decorated with a recessed geometric design that is filled in with black pigment and red paint. The reverse has a recessed criss-cross design that is filled only with coarse, matte black pigment. Note: The Embark description originally identified this material as ivory but it does not exhibit any of the morphological characteristics of elephant ivory. Under magnification it shows traces of the short striations, shallow channels and cracqelure pattern that are diagnostic for bone. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description
Spoon, long pointed handle, incised and pigmented decoration, oval bowl
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southern
Materials
Ivory, Pigment, Bone?
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm (6 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-43-50/11673A
Provenance
Donor
Kathryn Cobb
(1973)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-43-50/11673B | Bone (?) spoon, decorated with red paint and black pigment |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 973-43-50/11673C | Bone comb decorated with black pigment |
Comb
|
Africa
| |
| 06-50-50/66994 | Bone snuff spoon |
Spoon
|
South Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4784 | Ivory hair ornament - incised decoration, 2 teeth |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 03-1-50/62763 | Bone snuff spoon |
Spoon
|
South Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4782 | Small ivory spoons - incised decoration |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4782.3 | Small ivory spoons - incised decoration |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4782.2 | Small ivory spoons - incised decoration |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4782.1 | Small ivory spoons - incised decoration |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4784.1 | Ivory hair ornament - incised decoration, 2 teeth |
Ornament
|
Africa
| |
| 05-31-50/64980 | Decorated double-sided bone comb/pin |
Comb
|
KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand | |
| 32-61-50/B5245 | Bone hair pin |
Pin
|
Madagascar
|