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Object Number
2012.13.10.2
Display Title
Wooden condiment fork
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden condiment fork light brown wood; 4-pronged fork; curved outside prongs; carved section between handle and prongs; 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 fork to accompanying spoon through triangular hole
Inventory Description
Fork, wood; shallow bowl, figurative carving on handle, perforated at end
Classification
- Fork
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1957-1958 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Other: 13 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm (5 1/8 x 1 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.13.10.2
Provenance
Collector
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
Donor
Donated by
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
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