Ladle

AF755

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF755
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 smooth; rounded at tip; center of handle is carved out in a diamond-like shape with incised crosshatch pattern; above this is carved a face with a triangular nose and half circle shapes as eyes; bowl of ladle is circular and bottom is rounded; bowl of spoon is larger than others from the Bahuana.

Length 27 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 926 - Other Number

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