Wooden spoon with a conical bowl and a cylindrical handle with a conical tip. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/3/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spoon with a conical bowl and a cylindrical handle with a conical tip. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/3/2006]
Long description: Wooden spoon used as a love token.
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1917
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1917
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 195 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.335

Search terms: Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory

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