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Spoon / Pestle

Spoon / Pestle

Public Domain

Artist
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
Not on view

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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.
Published References N/A Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[none]
[none]
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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Kalukili (Ceremonial Spoon)
Unknown
Kalukili (Ceremonial Spoon)
early 20th century
Bone
2023.97
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
Unknown African
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
1800–1900
Brass
97.1514.1-.5
Cup
Unknown Chinese
Cup
no date
Jade
96.1645.A,.B
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
Unknown Central and South American
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
1100–1450 AD
Bone and paint
2010.1099
Gold dust pan
Unknown African
Gold dust pan
1900–1977
Brass
77.248
Lekhokhoma (Snuff Container)
Unknown African
Lekhokhoma (Snuff Container)
19th century
Horn
2021.114
Cup
Cup
19th century
Jade
96.1649
Thread Caddy
Unknown American
Thread Caddy
c. 1820–1870
Maple
B.2002.12.A,.B
Box with Lid
Unknown Indian
Box with Lid
20th century
Lacquer on papier mâché
96.1658.A,.B
Bowl
Bowl
19th or 20th century
Coconut shell, metal
96.1661
Feast Bowl
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Feast Bowl
1900–1980
Wood
98.478
Miniature Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature Vessel
900–200 BC
Alabaster
2001.1313.A,.B
Unknown