The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Ladle

Ladle

before 1920
wood
Overall: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.184
Location: not on view

Description

The stem of this delicate ladle is decorated with pelicans, a motif that also occurs on the lids of Barotse meat dishes.
  • Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
    CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 24.
    CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 281, repr.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.184