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1886.20.11

Wooden spoon used in Fire ritual. This object is made of a reddish wood, and appears to have been turned rather than hand carved. The globular bowl has had a cylindrical section carved out to form the interior. The handle is unadorned and ends with a simple flat knob. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2016]

1886.20.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden spoon used in Fire ritual. This object is made of a reddish wood, and appears to have been turned rather than hand carved. The globular bowl has had a cylindrical section carved out to form the interior. The handle is unadorned and ends with a simple flat knob. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
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, Process Turned
Dimensions
Diameter: max 38 mm, Length: max 415 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.20.11
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]

Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion, Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory

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