Ladle

Description

Ladle, bowl carved with lions and floral decoration, long wooden handle carved with zoomorphic and floral decoration, wood and coconut shell inlay: Sri Lanka, possibly 19th century

Museum reference

A.1898.217

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ladle

Production information

Sri Lanka, South Asia

Date

19th century

Materials

Coconut shell, Wood

Physical description

Bowl of coconut shell carved with a frieze of lions and floral ornament; long handle of wood carved with zoomorphic and floral designs

Associations

Nevill Collection

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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