Context (CMS Context)
The card gives the reference: " 5L, 5M" . This may be an obsolete box number, or part of an obsolete system of classification; in any case, its significance is at present unclear. Sketch diagrams on card; For washing rice for infant' s food; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 8/1/1987
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Two coconut shell wooden spoons
Event Date 8/1/1987
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
The previous description says both coconut shell and wooden to describe the material of the spoon. However, upon cataloguing, it was discovered that the spoon is made of coconut shell, no wooden parts.
Event Date 5/1/2018
Author: dana outcalt

Description (Physical description)
Smooth coconut shell spoon, with dark marbled brown colouring, from Malaysia. The top of the handle is carved in a symmetrical spade-like shape. The accession number is directly written on the inside of the spoon on the ladle. The original accession number "345" for the Skeat Collection has been written on a white slip of paper and stuck to the back of the spoon. A "5M" sticker is also stuck on the back of the spoon.
Event Date 5/1/2018
Author: dana outcalt

Context (Amendments / updates)
'The decision was made to split these objects into individual records when cataloguing them. All relevant information has been transferred across.'
Event Date 12/12/2018
Author: francesca dakin