Ladle

AF1387B

From: Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1387B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Carved bulbous wooden handle; carvings encircle object; incised horizontal bands and checkered pattern; one end of handle is pointed (this end fits into the bowl); directly above the pointed end is a hole (Di-8cm).

Used for drawing water.

Length 28 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 424 - Other Number

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