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Wooden cooking spoon - flat to scrape rice from sides of pot
Wooden cooking spoon - flat to scrape rice from sides of pot
Object Number 37-98-70/662
Display Title Wooden cooking spoon - flat to scrape rice from sides of pot
Descriptions
Indigenous Term haroe
Inventory Description Spoon, oval flat head, extended flat handle, perforated end, fiber loop
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 8 x 0.8 cm (15 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/662

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