Spoon used for lustration in temple

Made:
1801-1900 in India
maker:
Unknown
Painted wooden spoon, perhaps used for lustration in temple

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Painted wooden spoon, perhaps used for lustration in temple
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Painted wooden spoon, perhaps used for lustration in temple, Indian?,1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635723
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 189 mm x 53 mm x 26 mm,
type:
lustration spoon

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