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Ladle

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Ladle made by a male craftsman Kaboshi at Kairi who also makes stool. It is made of wood cut from mukurwe with an adze, shaped with a thia(chisel) and knife and smoothened with sandpaper leaves. It is used by women for ladling meat soup out of the pot. Its is not scrubbed clean but dipped in hot water.

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  • Title: Ladle
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Ladle
  • Community: Kikuyu
  • Collection Date: 1969-02-11
  • Collected By: Samuel Munyambu
National Museums of Kenya

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