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Wooden spoon
Object Number 991-5-50/12355
Display Title Wooden spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Spoon, wood. Wood is very light in color; the bowl of the spoon is long and slim; handle is thick and undecorated
Inventory Description Wooden spoon, carved, cylindrical handle, long shallow bowl
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34.8 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm (13 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12355
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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