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Artifact

Wooden Spoon

Description

  • Wooden carved spoon
  • Spoon handle is decorated with incised hatching and dots. 
  • Handle of spoon is rounded with a stem and a hole in the centre. 

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento in Africa by Charles Wallen 
  • Carved by the Boni, or Aweer, tribe of Somaliland 

Map Location

Latitude: 9° 28' 13.811" N
Longitude: 46° 46' 42.283" E

Date

Prior to 1921

Dimensions

inches
Length:
2.0
Width:
1.3
Height:
10.4

Events, Places, People

  • Charles Wallen
  • Somaliland

Originating Location

Africa›Somaliland

Subject

  • A carved wooden spoon decorated with hatching and dots on the handle. There is a hole carved into the handle, as well.
  • A view of the back of a carved wooden spoon. The wood is smooth and there are dark spots along the centre line of the spoon.
  • Close-up view of the bowl of a spoon. The wood is smooth and the bowl comes to a point at the bottom.
  • Close-up view of the handle of a spoon which has a curved top with a stem and a hole in the centre. It has been incised lines and dots.
  • Side view of a carved wooden spoon. The bowl is curved and the handle is flat with a design incised onto it. There is a hole carved into the handle.

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