Spoon / Pestle

Spoon / Pestle

Public Domain

CultureAsante or Kulongo peoples
Titles
  • Spoon / Pestle
Datec. 1900–1950
PlaceIvory Coast, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions11 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 5 1/16 in. (29.8 × 11 × 12.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2023.96
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, 2007, given to MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryMFAH, July, 2010–November, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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Kalukili (Ceremonial Spoon)
Kalukili (Ceremonial Spoon)
early 20th century
Bone
2023.97
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
1800–1900
Brass
97.1514.1-.5
Cup
Cup
no date
Jade
96.1645.A,.B
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
1100–1450 AD
Bone and paint
2010.1099
Gold dust pan
Gold dust pan
1900–1977
Brass
77.248
Headrest
Paolo Boni
Headrest
1934–1967
Wood
86.416
Box with Lid
Box with Lid
20th century
Lacquer on papier mâché
96.1658.A,.B
Thread Caddy
Thread Caddy
c. 1820–1870
Maple
B.2002.12.A,.B
Cup
Cup
19th century
Jade
96.1649
Lekhokhoma (Snuff Container)
Lekhokhoma (Snuff Container)
19th century
Horn
2021.114
Axe Head
Axe Head
1900–1960
Limestone
63.124
Mortar and Pestle
Mortar and Pestle
4000 BC–1600 AD
Igneous Rock (extrusive)
63.134.1,.2