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E1655-0 - LadleBack

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Description

Ladle carved from a single piece of wood. The ladle has a short handle with a triangular section cut out. This opening may have been for hanging the ladle on a peg.

Information from the Smithsonian

Anthropology catalogue ledger book entry for this object identifies it as a "soup ladle." This was mistranscribed on artifact catalogue card as "soap ladle."

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E1655-0
  • Object Type: ladle
  • Materials: wood
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, carving
  • Tags: domestic

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