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1886.1.1538

Shell spoon cut from a Melo indicus shell, with a tear-shaped bowl and a single perforation on the handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 31/3/2006]

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1886.1.1538

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shell spoon cut from a Melo indicus shell, with a tear-shaped bowl and a single perforation on the handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 31/3/2006]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1869
Date collected
?On or before 1869
Acquisition information
Transferred: 10/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Drilled, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 121 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.1538

Search terms: Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory

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