Collection

Ivory spoon

Made:
1880-1920
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Spoon, ivory, either for medicine or possibly snuff, probably Congolese, African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657991
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
overall: 13 mm x 210 mm x 36 mm, .067 kg
type:
spoon
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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