Wooden ladel

Museum number:
5-11516
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011516
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Wooden ladel, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11516, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Wood carved in ladle shape, pyroengraved Context of use: for eatng fura and other liquid foods Description: Spoon, eating; wood carvd in approximate ladle shape with shallow bowl; pyroengraved in bowl and on handle; dsign on bowl is asterisk (*) and 2 triangles; 29 cm. l.; 6 cm. w.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden ladel, accession number 5-11516, described as Wooden ladel, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11516, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Wood carved in ladle shape, pyroengraved Context of use: for eatng fura and other liquid foods Description: Spoon, eating; wood carvd in approximate ladle shape with shallow bowl; pyroengraved in bowl and on handle; dsign on bowl is asterisk (*) and 2 triangles; 29 cm. l.; 6 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden ladel, accession number 5-11516, described as Wooden ladel, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11516, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Wood carved in ladle shape, pyroengraved Context of use: for eatng fura and other liquid foods Description: Spoon, eating; wood carvd in approximate ladle shape with shallow bowl; pyroengraved in bowl and on handle; dsign on bowl is asterisk (*) and 2 triangles; 29 cm. l.; 6 cm. w.;

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