Ladle

AF756

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF756
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahuana
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Wooden ladle with long handle; handle is flat and has a smooth surface; at the top end the handle raises off the surface; handle is ornmented with incised carving, left of the center is a cut-out diamond shape with incised cross hatch patterns; two horizontal rows of diamonds are incised (one on either side); bowl of ladle is circular with a rounded bottom.

Length 38 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 927 - Other Number

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