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One of 14 wooden spoons attached to twine. The spoon has an oval bowl and the handle is split into three distinct parts. The part nearest the bowl is plain but graduates slightly toward the top finishing in a triangular cross section, the next part is two kite shapes separated by a round cross-section. The final part has a diamond cross-section with triangular carving on the front, then linear carving on the rear. There is a piece of leather tied between sections two and three.
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