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1937.38.7

Wooden spoon with roughly circular bowl, handle with notched and burnt cylindrical section and burnt pointed tip. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/3/2006]

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1937.38.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden spoon with roughly circular bowl, handle with notched and burnt cylindrical section and burnt pointed tip. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/3/2006]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Ubombo Mkuze River
Cultural groups
Zulu
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
1935
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Burnt
Dimensions
Length: max 258 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1937.38.7 Other numbers: (338) next to entry in the accession book

Search terms: Food and Drink, Spoon, Food Accessory

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