Wooden Spoon
Unidentified Fang maker
about 1945-1949
Light colored wood with darkened surface
Overall: 15 3/16 × 4 15/16 in. (38.5 × 12.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
166.1.24001
Geography
Place Made: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Professor James Fernandez in Ntumu, N. Gabon, Central Africa, in 1959.
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