Spoon

CultureDan peoples
Titles
  • Spoon
Date1900–1950
PlaceCote d'Ivoire
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire
PlaceLiberia
PlaceIvory Coast
PlaceIvory Coast/Liberia, Africa
MediumWood and copper alloy
Dimensions18 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (47 × 12.1 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Object number2006.267
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[Davis Gallery, New Orleans]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.

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