Spoon

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Object Number 999-6-70/5824

Display Title Spoon

Descriptions

Object Description Gourd spoon; carved design on back of handle; top of handle is flat, with off-center hole

Inventory Description Spoon, carved gourd, oval bowl, flared handle, perforated, carved design

Classification

Spoon

Department Ethnographic

Date 20th century

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Indonesia / Lesser Sunda Islands / Alor Island

Materials Gourd

Dimensions Overall: 12 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm (4 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 999-6-70/5824

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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