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Object Number 49-14-50/8325
Display Title Wooden spoon for removing food from pot. Chikowe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chikowe
Inventory Description Carved wood spoon, round shallow bowl, curved handle, pointed end, worn deco
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yao
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 12.3 x 2.9 cm (10 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8325

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