One of 14 wooden spoons, the other 13 attached to a continuous line of twine. The spoon has an oval bowl and a long flat handle with two notches cut from either side about two thirds of the way up to create a diamond shape decoration. The handle is tipped with a similar shaped flat pommel.
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