General
General
Object Auto ID
21380
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27596
Common Name
ceremonial spoon
Classified Name
SPOON
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Carved spoon in two parts - linked together in the middle. The lower part is made up of a spoon bowl with its handle in the form of a looped snake. The upper section has a hand holding an egg-shaped object and the form of an armless man with an headring and isinene (front covering) leaning against the shaft/wrist.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
early to mid 20th century
Cultural Association
Swazi
Production Place
Swaziland
Place of Use
Swaziland
Collector Comment
Udo Horstmann
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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