Ladle
AF756
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF756 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bahuana |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Wooden ladle with long handle; handle is flat and has a smooth surface; at the top end the handle raises off the surface; handle is ornmented with incised carving, left of the center is a cut-out diamond shape with incised cross hatch patterns; two horizontal rows of diamonds are incised (one on either side); bowl of ladle is circular with a rounded bottom. |
| Length | 38 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 927 - Other Number |
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