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Spoon
Object Number 999-6-70/5825
Display Title Spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd spoon; carved design on back of handle; openwork and carved top of handle; wide bowl terminates in a point
Inventory Description Spoon, oval bowl, flared handle, carved design on back, cut-outs.
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Lesser Sunda Islands / Alor Island
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm (4 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-6-70/5825
Credit Line Bequest of Cora DuBois through Tozzer Library
Provenance
Collector Dr. Cora DuBois (1938 ca. - 1991)
Donor Tozzer Library (1991 - 3/24/99)

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