Spoon

Museum number:
9-11908
Permalink:
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Description:
Ritual spoon with handles in shape of lizard called Chipkillie; patinated brass; bowl has representation of Shiva in low relief.
Collection place:
India
Person depicted:
Ganesha (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 9-11908, described as Ritual spoon with handles in shape of lizard called Chipkillie; patinated brass; bowl has representation of Shiva in low relief.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 9-11908, described as Ritual spoon with handles in shape of lizard called Chipkillie; patinated brass; bowl has representation of Shiva in low relief.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 9-11908, described as Ritual spoon with handles in shape of lizard called Chipkillie; patinated brass; bowl has representation of Shiva in low relief.

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