Spoon

AF764A

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF764A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Wooden spoon with long handle; curved handle; carved out hole at tip of handle (Di-2.5cm); long incised slit towards the middle of the handle; carved around center of handle and slit is a smooth knot type; incised diamond pattern on handle; bowl of is pear shaped with rounded bottom; carved rosettes at base of spoon and base of handle; a wooden ring is attached to the end of the handle by a piece of twisted plant fiber.

Carved by natives in imitation of European models.

Height 6 cm
Length 36 cm
Width 6.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1374 - Other Number

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