Accession No
Z 33238 B.1
Description
Wooden and coconut shell spoon - wooden handle nailed to the coconut shell ladle.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33238 B.1; Skeat I: 345 [collector's number]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Coconut Shell
Local Term
Chemcha
Measurements
63mm x 36mm x 394mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label on the back of the handle reads: "5I".
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label in the middle of the handle reads: "345".
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Wooden spoon with coconut shell bowl. Handle nailed to the bowl
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
The card gives the reference: " 5H, 5I, 5J" . This may be an obsolete box number, or part of an obsolete system of classification; in any case, its significance is at present unclear; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
The reference '5H; 5I; and 5J' on the card catalogue refers to the spoons themselves, as Z 33238 B.1 was found with the label '5I' on the reverse. Ashleigh Griffin | 04/02/2019
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Wood and coconut shell spoon, with a brown wooden handle and a dark and light brown coconut ladle. The handle is nailed to the ladle part with nails made of copper alloy, which is slightly corroded on the back of the ladle. The handle is decoratively carved, on the end nearest the ladle. The ladle's edges are carved decoratively to match the handle.
Event Date 5/1/2018
Author: dana outcalt
FM:77552
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