DepartmentMiddle East

Ma'amoul (Cookie) Mold

NameCOOKIE MOLD

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateCirca 1950

Place madeSyria, Middle East, Asia

MediumWOOD, FIBER

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (33.6 x 7 x 3.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1983.9.730

Collections

Artistic Heritage: Folk Art of Syria

DescriptionCARVED. SPOON SHAPE W/ HANDLE SMALL PLIED ROPE TIED THROUGH END OF HANDLE. BOWL OF MOLD HAS INCISED "CROSS" DESIGN. PARTIAL STAMP ON BOTTOM IN BLK. INK. // SIMILAR TO A.82.45-492 AND A.82.45-493. Used to make cookies (holiday) called ma'amoul