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Spoon
Object Number 991-5-50/12354
Display Title Spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Long handled spoon, bowl end ringed in black paint; handle is twisted, carved with triangular forms + painted black
Inventory Description Wooden spoon, carved, twisted handle shape, incised geometric designs with brown
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 43.2 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm (17 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12354
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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