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Object Number 39-17-70/1391
Display Title Large flat wooden spoon used to mix and stir papeda
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, shallow ovate bowl, curved and scrolled handle
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 37.5 x 11.9 x 1.7 cm (14 3/4 x 4 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1391

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