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Wooden spatula, betal nut spoon, and 6 wooden lime spoons
Wooden spatula, betal nut spoon, and 6 wooden lime spoons
Object Number 2004.24.23845
Display Title Wooden spatula, betal nut spoon, and 6 wooden lime spoons
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Studio
  • Household
Subject
  • Wood
  • Spoon
  • Spatula
Department Photographic
Date 5/1/1965
Artist Arsen E. Charles
Culture
  • Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Trobriand Islands
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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