Scoop

Museum number:
5-14174
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014174
Accession number:
Acc.3650
Description:
Tsukumo-Hano- 'scoop of tree'., Tanzania, Mbulu district, Guwangw village, Hay-Buai clan, house of Kwasilema, Iraqw people. 5-14174, acc no. 3650. Orig. No. JC4. File code: 1.5 July 25, 1981. Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Univ. Approp. Materials, techniques: Chop branch with ace, hollowed out with nail & finished with a small, sharp knife. Gwa ami wood. Local tree. Context of use: Used by women for scooping out food from cooking pots. Used for porridge or vegetables, serving into eating bowls, like a spoon. Made by men. This piece made by a neighbor, Daniel. Owner is Samti, wife of Kwasilema, who is of Sule clan. Description: Scoop; wide, flat wooden bowl with short handle. L. 25 cm, W. 4.5 cm.
Donor:
Jean Colvin and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Guwangw, Mbulu District, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Tanzania; Mbulu district; Guwangw village; Iraqw
Culture or time period:
Iraqw People
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 1982
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Scoop, accession number 5-14174, described as Tsukumo-Hano- 'scoop of tree'., Tanzania, Mbulu district, Guwangw village, Hay-Buai clan, house of Kwasilema, Iraqw people. 5-14174, acc no. 3650. Orig. No. JC4. File code: 1.5 July 25, 1981. Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Univ. Approp. Materials, techniques: Chop branch with ace, hollowed out with nail & finished with a small, sharp knife. Gwa ami wood. Local tree. Context of use: Used by women for scooping out food from cooking pots. Used for porridge or vegetables, serving into eating bowls, like a spoon. Made by men. This piece made by a neighbor, Daniel. Owner is Samti, wife of Kwasilema, who is of Sule clan. Description: Scoop; wide, flat wooden bowl with short handle. L. 25 cm, W. 4.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scoop, accession number 5-14174, described as Tsukumo-Hano- 'scoop of tree'., Tanzania, Mbulu district, Guwangw village, Hay-Buai clan, house of Kwasilema, Iraqw people. 5-14174, acc no. 3650. Orig. No. JC4. File code: 1.5 July 25, 1981. Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Univ. Approp. Materials, techniques: Chop branch with ace, hollowed out with nail & finished with a small, sharp knife. Gwa ami wood. Local tree. Context of use: Used by women for scooping out food from cooking pots. Used for porridge or vegetables, serving into eating bowls, like a spoon. Made by men. This piece made by a neighbor, Daniel. Owner is Samti, wife of Kwasilema, who is of Sule clan. Description: Scoop; wide, flat wooden bowl with short handle. L. 25 cm, W. 4.5 cm.

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