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Wooden condiment spoon
Object Number 2012.13.10.1
Display Title Wooden condiment spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden condiment spoon; light brown wood; shallow spoon; carved section between handle and spoon; carving appears to be the head and crouched body of a stylized human or human/animal hybrid; triangular hole in handle; thin light brown cord connects spoon to accompanying fork through triangular hole
Inventory Description Spoon, wood; shallow bowl, figurative carving on handle, perforated at end
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 1957-1958 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Burma
Materials Wood Cord
Dimensions Other: 13.1 x 3.1 x 0.9 cm (5 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2012.13.10.1
Provenance
Collector Hazel Hitson Weidman (1957-2012)
Donor Donated by Hazel Hitson Weidman (1957-2012)

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