Spoon
AF1376
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1376 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Vili |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
Description | Wooden spoon with long handle; very plain; handle is of a cylindrical long stick, tapering and flattened at end were the bowl of spoon is fixed on; bowl of spoon if very shallow and pointed at tip; bowl of spoon is attached to handle by two pieces of plant fiber wrapped securely around both the handle and bowl. Separate handle bound on with raffia. |
Length | 35 cm |
Width | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 436 - Other Number |
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