Ladle
AF755
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF755 |
| 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 smooth; rounded at tip; center of handle is carved out in a diamond-like shape with incised crosshatch pattern; above this is carved a face with a triangular nose and half circle shapes as eyes; bowl of ladle is circular and bottom is rounded; bowl of spoon is larger than others from the Bahuana. |
| Length | 27 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 926 - Other Number |
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