Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shaped bowl; incised handle; rounded, perf. end

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Object Number 29-4-50/H725.2

Display Title Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shaped bowl; incised handle; rounded, perf. end

Descriptions

Object Description Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shaped bowl; incised handle; rounded, perf. end

Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, scoop-shaped bowl, incised handle, rounded, perf. end

Classification

Spoon

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bambili, west of

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 44.1 x 7.6 x 3.3 cm (17 3/8 x 3 x 1 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 29-4-50/H725.2

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
29-4-50/H725.8	Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shaped bowl; tapered, perf. handle; worn	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.5	Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shape bowl; tapered, perf. handle; worn; dk pigment	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.12	Spoon; carved wood; scoop-shape bowl; perf. handle w/metal ring	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.6	Spoon; carved wood; spade-shaped bowl; incised, perf. tapered handle; worn	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.9	Spoon; carved wood; oval bowl; incided, perf. handle w/triangular end; worn	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.10	Spoon; carved wood; oval bowl; cut-out handle w/pointed perf. end; abraded	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.4	Spoon; carved wood; incised & perf. handle; knotted veg. fiber cordage; cracked	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.11	Spoon; carved wood; ovate bowl; handle - serated edges & perf., w/ fiber cord	Spoon	Congo
29-4-50/H725.7	Spoon; carved spoon; ovate bowl; perf., flaring handle; traces of dark pigment	Spoon	Congo
98-3-50/51267.2	Spoon, carved wood, diamond-shaped at end of handle, bowl worn	Spoon	Africa
985-27-10/58989	Horn spoon. Handle bent during manufacture and carved at end. Well worn	Spoon	United States
08-4-10/73326.2	Spoon, carved wood, plain handle, knobbed end, ladle chipped	Spoon	California

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