Object Details
Culture
Turkana
Medium
wood
Dimensions
15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm) long
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel J. Fox
Object
Number
86.068.004
As is the case with most Turkana domestic implements, this spoon, used for skimming milk and stirrin(…)
As is the case with most Turkana domestic implements, this spoon, used for skimming milk and stirring maize porridge, was carved by a woman. The bowl of the spoon is carved in the form of an atuba (food bowl) and the handle (pierced with a hole for suspension) is flattened for an easy grip. The bowl is set forward on the handle, as if it were joined metal, a characteristic of trad implements.
