E0825: Wooden Spoon
Ethnographic
Identifier:
E0825
Classification Category:
4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Food T&E ➞ Food Service T&E
Marks/Labels:
"Sample of skalave wood carving #SW Tribe" written in bowl
Materials:
botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ paint
Dimensions:
24 cm L
7.5 cm W
5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
Madagascar
Description:
Wooden spoon with circular bowl and handle in a wide crescent shape.