Carved Gourd Ladle
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1966 to 1983
name: label: Collector
content: Diana S. Field
label: Donor Name
content: Diana S. Field
notes: label: Notes
content: TAN LADLE IS MADE FROM HALF A GOURD, INCLUDING STEM. FLAT, CYLINDRICAL BASE IS A SEPARATE GOURD PIECE ATTACHED TO LADLE BOWL BY WAX/RESIN. LADLE HANDLE HAS 2 PIERCED HOLES W/ HIDE STRAP STRUNG THROUGH. RIM HAS 3 PIERCED HOLES. BOWL EXTERIOR HAS INCISED GEOMETRIC DESIGN ALONG RIM & BASE OF BOWL. CENTER PANEL HAS INCISED ANIMAL DESIGN OF ELEPHANT, ANTELOPE, BIRD & BUFFALO (?) INTERIOR OF BASE HAS INCISED DESIGN OF A 3-LEAF STEM. ALL INCISED DESIGN IS IN BLACK. CONDITION: INTERIOR IS PITTED W/ NUMEROUS INSECT HOLES.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Nairobi, Central Province, Kenya, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416097
label: USNM Number
content: E427909-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ladle
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 30 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 21 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 14 cm