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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