spoon (food processing & storage)

Wooden spoon with an egg-shaped bowl and a carved handle that flares towards the tip, which is pointed, and has several shaped holes. The reverse of the spoon is plain untreated wood, and the front is heavily decorated. The inside of the bowl is painted with a scene of man kneeling playing a wind instrument in a room with a scene visible in the background featuring trees and a mountain. The figure is wearing purple and has a brown hat. The main body of the handle is painted black with gold leaves, and the tip is gold.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982.493iii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 195 mm x 48 mm x 16 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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