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Feast Ladle (wakemia or wunkirmian)
Feast Ladle (wakemia or wunkirmian)

Feast Ladle (wakemia or wunkirmian)

Dateearly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, metal, and plant fiber
Dimensions20 7/8 x 4 x 4 in. (53 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LinePurchased with funds from The Christensen Fund and the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest), and Gift of Allen Clayton Davis in memory of his mother Mildred Grace Lee Davis
Object number2001.11
On View
On view
ProvenanceDr. George Way Harley, Libera, before 1960; sold to Ambassador Allen Clayton Davis, 1963; acquired by NCMA as partial gift, 2001.
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