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Hospitality spoon
Object Number 999-34-50/12877
Display Title Hospitality spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Wood hospitality spoon with flaring handle, large oval bowl; patina
Inventory Description Carved wooden spoon, faceted, stained, dark brown, polished and worn.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Ivory Coast
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 43.18 x 13.34 x 4.7 cm (17 x 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12877
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)

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