Spoon

Dan people, Liberia, African

  • Titles Spoon (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, carved
  • Dimensions 10 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (25.4 x 7 x 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1127
  • Work Type spoon
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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