Wooden spoon with decorated handle top representing animal head, possibly a ram. The ears of the animal have had circles carved out imitating spots. The exterior rim of the leaf or oval shaped bowl has been darkened, as has a line down the centre and a narrow oval section to one side of the centre line. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/5/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spoon with decorated handle top representing animal head, possibly a ram. The ears of the animal have had circles carved out imitating spots. The exterior rim of the leaf or oval shaped bowl has been darkened, as has a line down the centre and a narrow oval section to one side of the centre line. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/5/2016]
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 Incised, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 53 mm, Length: max 314 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.812 Other numbers: 1928.82.5

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