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Object Number 49-14-50/8328
Display Title Wooden spoon for removing food from pot. Chikowe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chikowe
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, shallow bowl, incised, pigmented and perf'd handle
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 27.7 x 14.5 x 3.5 cm (10 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8328

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