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1981.10.32

Spoon made from coconut shell, incised and painted to depict a figure.

1981.10.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spoon made from coconut shell, incised and painted to depict a figure.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
East Sepik Province Maprik
Person
Field collector Dorota Starzecka
PRM source Dorota Starzecka
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
August 1980
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Plant, Material Pigment, Material Ochre, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 115 mm inside, Width: max 73 mm inside
Object numbers
Accession number: 1981.10.32 Other numbers: PR 9

Search terms: Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory

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