Wooden spoon carved from dark wood. The interior of the bowl is rounded, but the exterior sides are straight and expanding with a flat base. There is also a narrow projecting spout. There is a simple handle, ending in a round knob, to which a rectangular stand is attached, the same height as the bowl of the spoon. [MOBB [OPS move] 18/5/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spoon carved from dark wood. The interior of the bowl is rounded, but the exterior sides are straight and expanding with a flat base. There is also a narrow projecting spout. There is a simple handle, ending in a round knob, to which a rectangular stand is attached, the same height as the bowl of the spoon. [MOBB [OPS move] 18/5/2016]
Long description: Wooden spoon used in Fire ritual.
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Maharashtra Pune
Person: Field collector Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar; PRM source Henry Yule
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1886
Date collected: 1886
Acquisition information: Donated: 1886
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 385 mm, Diameter: max 80 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.20.5
Research and responses: This object is not listed in the presentation volume for the Dept of Zoology 1886 or in the Annual Report for the OUMNH for 1886 as other items donated to the Pitt Rivers Collection in that year are, for unknown reasons [AP 16/10/2012]

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