Spoon

AF749

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF749
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapende
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Wooden spoon with long handle; spoon part is oval in shape with slight lip; handle is rounded with rounded end; handle is smooth and flat; 3/4 down handle towards spoon end is an open carved diamond, ornamented with incised cross hatching.

Length 37.5 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 920 - Field No SF

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