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Large wooden spoon with carved handle used for cooking papeda
Large wooden spoon with carved handle used for cooking papeda
Object Number 39-17-70/1390
Display Title Large wooden spoon with carved handle used for cooking papeda
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, shallow spatulate bowl, grooved, notched, knobbed handle
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 54.6 x 8.2 x 4.2 cm (21 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1390

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