Lacquered wooden nesting spoon with a leaf-shaped bowl and a dug-out handle. There is some dark mottling on the inside of the bowl. The lacquer is applied unevenly and chipped in several places. This spoon is the smallest of a set of three.
nesting spoon (spoon (food processing & storage))
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