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Wooden fork
Object Number 991-5-50/12358
Display Title Wooden fork
Descriptions
Object Description Fork, wood. Four sharp tines and carved handle.
Inventory Description Wooden fork, carved, rounded handle with brown pigment, 4 tines
Classification
  • Fork
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22.2 x 4 x 0.5 cm (8 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12358 & [partially worn label] Altrea Ma[illegible]
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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