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Object Number 37-105-50/3147

Display Title Handled wooden dish - used by the head of family or chief to dip out a little fo

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Ngelo yo pahlelo

Object Description Handled wooden dish - used by the head of family or chief to dip out a little food from the pot in order to pour it out as a sacrifice before the food would be eaten

Inventory Description Dish, carved wood, exterior pigment, handle extending from base, mended

Classification

Dish

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Batswa

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Massinga

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 20.4 x 13.9 x 3.9 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-105-50/3147; 23

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