The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Ladle

before 1920

Eastern Africa, Zambia, Lozi, 20th century

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.
  • Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 281.
  • 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