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Spoon
Object Number 992-24-60/14567
Display Title Spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Large carved wooden spoon made from a single piece of wood, with a flat pierced bowl; used for serving a traditional food, khinkali (meat dumpling). Because there is beef in the khinkali, the spoon is carved with a bull's head. There is also a traditional pattern of crosses on the 3-sided handle, and the swirl design on the bull's forehead represents eternity/infinity.
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, wood animal head at handle end, flat bowl with perforations
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 1992 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Georgia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 60.2 x 14.1 x 4.5 cm (23 11/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 992-24-60/14567
Provenance
Collector Barbara Isaac (8/92 - 11/16/92)
Donor Barbara Isaac (8/92 - 11/16/92)

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