Spoons

NameSpoons

Artist Artist unrecorded

Datemid-20th century

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumMixed metals

Dimensionsa: 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 3 9/16 in. (2.3 × 4.1 × 9.1 cm)
b: 15/16 × 1 5/8 × 3 7/16 in. (2.4 × 4.1 × 8.8 cm)
c: 1 × 1 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (2.5 × 4.1 × 9.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2013.5.15a-c

Object numberA.2013.5.15a-c

DescriptionSet of three soup spoons with upturned bowls attached to the handles by an up-turned flange. The handles are narrow at the flange connection and widen out to the end, approximately half decorated with deep punched dot "flowers" linear "foliage" and double half-circles over sets of two dots. There is lightly punched infill between the large elements. The backs are undecorated. Spoon c) has additional scallops in the decoration closer to the center of the handle.