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1953.4.29

Wooden ladle, deep elongated bowl, hexagonal handle. Sides & part of front blackened & incised with dot-&-circle design picked out with white paint. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/3/2006]

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1953.4.29

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden ladle, deep elongated bowl, hexagonal handle. Sides & part of front blackened & incised with dot-&-circle design picked out with white paint. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/3/2006]
Geographical reference
Mozambique
Africa > Eastern Africa > Mozambique
Lake Nyasa
Person
Field collector Marion R.P. Irvine
PRM source Marion R.P. Irvine
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1953
Date collected
By 1953
Acquisition information
Donated: 1953
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 96 mm bowl, Length: max 266 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1953.4.29

Search terms: Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory