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Bone snuff spoon
Object Number 05-31-50/64979.1
Display Title Bone snuff spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Bone snuff spoon with a pointed, oblong concave bowl. The neck of the utensil is decorated on both sides with a recessed geometric design that is filled in with coarse, matte black pigment. The long handle tapers to a flattened point. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description Spoon, tapered handle, cross hatched circle incised design, pointed bowl
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / Zululand
Africa / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Kaffir
Materials Ivory, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 14.8 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (5 13/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64979.1 / 05-31-50/

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