Spoon made of dark wood, with a carved human figure on the handle. The figure has lightly incised eyes, and is lacking a nose. There is a rough round bun on top of the head, which appears to be broken. The legs are short, and the figure is standing with hands on its knees. There is some wear on the underside of the bowl.
spoon (food processing & storage)
Continue exploring anthropology
mask (dance & live theatre)
shrine; butsumono; figures (communication artefacts); butsudan
arrow quiver; lid (containers)
kris (dagger (weapons: edged)); dagger sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))
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