Spoon

50-49-948

From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 50-49-948
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ifugao
Provenience Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Section Oceanian
Materials Copper | Wood | Peel | Brass
Description

Copper; short hollow handle made of same piece of copper bent around to form point for insertion of wooden handle; roughly joined. Inside wooden handle capped by empty gun shell. Wooden handle carved in form of human figure with brass wire bracelets; brass wire eyes.

Length 17.5 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950

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