- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden spoon with conical bowl & a straight, cylindrical handle with 2 pairs of notches at the end. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/3/2006]
- Cultural groups
- Angami Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1915
- Date collected
- By 1915
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1915
- Materials and processes
- Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved, Process Notched
- Dimensions
- Length: max 260 mm, Width: max 36 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.84.136
Search terms: Food and Drink, Writing, Measurement, Spoon, Tally, Food Accessory
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