Bunga's wooden spoon

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Object Number 48-36-50/7297

Display Title Bunga's wooden spoon

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carved wooden spoon, long bowl, flaring handle.

Classification

Raw Material
Spoon

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mano

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 35.7 x 7.4 x 2.4 cm (14 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 48-36-50/7297; ; 173; ; Mano-spoon/ by big people/ eat rice ol###/ Spoon made/ p

Provenance

Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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	48-36-50/7291	Bunga's hand piece, carved wooden head	Figurine Raw Material	Liberia
	48-36-50/7294	Bunga's iron knife	Knife	Liberia
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Image Not Available for Bunga's sacred whetstone for sharpening ceremonial razor	48-36-50/7295	Bunga's sacred whetstone for sharpening ceremonial razor		Liberia
	2004.24.30383	black wooden mask (go-ge); belonged to Bunga		Gompa
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	991-5-50/12355	Wooden spoon	Spoon	South Africa
	36-49-10/6114	Wooden spoon. 50x7.5x10 cm., used as a communal eating spoon.	Spoon	Florida
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	20-29-50/B2222	Wooden spoon - civet cats	Raw Material Spoon	Cameroon

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