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Object Number
2011.19.19
Display Title
Carved spoon with pattern of incised circles
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved spoon; incised pattern of concentric circles on the base and neck, incised striations on the stem, shallow spoon, dark brown
Inventory Description
Spoon; shallow, small chip, incised pattern of concentric circles on the base and neck, incised striations on the stem
Classification
- Fetish
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1966-1967 or earlier
Culture
- Lega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Other: 19.1 x 4.8 x 0.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.19
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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