Coconut shell spoon

Museum number:
11-40984
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110040984
Accession number:
Acc.2519
Description:
Dipper, coconut shell; lower portion of a coconut shell has been cut to form shallow scoop with small handle; Used in food preparation. 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Daniel L. Adler
Collection place:
Markham River, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Coconut shell spoon, accession number 11-40984, described as Dipper, coconut shell; lower portion of a coconut shell has been cut to form shallow scoop with small handle; Used in food preparation. 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Coconut shell spoon, accession number 11-40984, described as Dipper, coconut shell; lower portion of a coconut shell has been cut to form shallow scoop with small handle; Used in food preparation. 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Coconut shell spoon, accession number 11-40984, described as Dipper, coconut shell; lower portion of a coconut shell has been cut to form shallow scoop with small handle; Used in food preparation. 9.5 cm.

Tools