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Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: female, hands clasped in front, kne
Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: female, hands clasped in front, kne
Object Number 08-36-70/4872
Display Title Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: female, hands clasped in front, kne
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: female, hands clasped in front, knees, slightly bent, hair worn on double-knotted cone. L: 15.5 cm
Inventory Description Spoon, carved wood, handle of standing human, hands together, crest on head
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 6 x 2.6 cm (6 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-36-70/4872

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