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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, museum number 5-3310, described as Carved wooden spoon. Human head carved on handle. Worn smooth through use.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, museum number 5-5315, described as Giant, wooden spoon. Stained, handle carved in shape of human legs and simplified torso. Total L = 1.0M
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, museum number 5-5338, described as Wooden spoon with carved hemisphere at handle tip. L = 23.0 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, museum number 5-14071, described as Guro Spoon. Wood, stained black. Shaft of handle carved into 2 sections; end of handle carved at right angle to shapt, with anthropomorphoic head decoration. L = 26.5 cm. Cf. 5-5338
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wooden scooper, museum number 5-13868, described as Headpiece., Nigria, (Ibo/Igbo) or Ibibio. 5-13855, acc no. 3514. File code: 5.3 Collector: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, pigments. Context of use: Dance headpiece. Description: Headpiece; Janus "figure of two female heads with elongated neck; cream-col. ground; black twisted hair, blacked striped base, green earrings, red mouth; crest with yellow circular designs on red with unptd. comb on either side; straw or grass headrest on underside; black rubber-like strap; h. 36.5 not including headrest.