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Object Number
08-36-70/4939
Display Title
Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: hands resting on flexed knees, head
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden spoon, handle carved in human effigy: hands resting on flexed knees, head dress in shape of cock's comb (?) L: 16 cm.
Inventory Description
Spoon, carved wood, human effigy handle, hands on knees, wearing headdress
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
/
Luzon
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 5.5 x 7 cm (6 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-36-70/4939
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