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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0018-0144   CAS 0018-0144; Spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Spoon
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Ladle-like spoon carved from single piece of wood; bowl of spoon is very deep and rounded; angled handle is slightly curved and carved in an openwork pattern of interlocking shapes, each outlined by shallow grooves and a row of shallow "V" shapes; Proximal tip of handle and rim of spoon's bowl are stained black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.0, Depth = 5.6, Length = 36.9