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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:African; South African
Title:Spoon
Type:Food Service
Materials:Wood, raffia/jute?
Place Made:Africa
Measurements:overall: 16 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x handle diam 1 in.; 42.2275 x 13.0175 x 8.89 x 2.54 cm
Narrative Inscription:  In faded brown ink on handle: "Koffir Spoon. S.G. Ripley"
Accession Number:  MH 2003.26.19
Credit Line:Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Large spoon with equally long cup and handle. Handle is black, crooked, and with a bit of rope tied to it. The lip of the cup is also black and there is a wide strip (approx 2") of black a third of the way down the cup, running horizontally across the bottom. There are a few cracks on the bottom of the cup.

Tags:
African

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