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1973.6.5

Stirrer for beer or porridge made from a slender stick with 5 cut branches jutting out at the end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/2/2006]

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1973.6.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stirrer for beer or porridge made from a slender stick with 5 cut branches jutting out at the end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Southern Africa
Africa > Southern Africa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1973
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 485 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1973.6.5
Research and responses

There are three similar stirrers in total in this collection. The accession numbers are: 1973.6.4 - 6. [MOB 24/10/2000]

Full name of Donald Baden-Powell source: Donor Index cards, Antiquities Department, Ashmolean Museum [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Food Accessory, Stirrer, Spoon