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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0493-0223   CAS 0493-0223; Fork
Category Culinary Items
Object Name Fork
Culture Gabra
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Meikona, Gabraland
County
Other Geographic Data Meikona, Gabraland
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Ca. 1970s
Collection Name Torry Collection (Gabra)
Materials Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) horn
Description Unmodified horn from a Thompson’s gazelle, used as a fork to remove cooked meat from a pot.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.3, Length = 25.7