Carved wood spoon of light wood. It has a shallow bowl which is almost perpendicular to the handle. The end of the handle curves backwards in the opposite direction of the bowl. The rim of the bowl, the top edge of the end of the handle are burnt to create dark lines. The underside of the bowl and part of the handle are decorated with semi-circular shapes also made with pyroengraving. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wood spoon of light wood. It has a shallow bowl which is almost perpendicular to the handle. The end of the handle curves backwards in the opposite direction of the bowl. The rim of the bowl, the top edge of the end of the handle are burnt to create dark lines. The underside of the bowl and part of the handle are decorated with semi-circular shapes also made with pyroengraving. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2016]
Geographical reference: Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Cultural groups: Lozi
Person: Field collector Francis William Panzera; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: By 1928
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Decorated, Process Carved, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions: Width: max 33 mm, Length 64 mm bowl, Length x Width: max 245 x 189 mm handle
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.810 Other numbers: 1928.82.6

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