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Slotted spoon with a bowl made of coconut with a flower-like carved and pierced openwork design. The flat, tapering handle is made of wood, and decorated with an incised design. The handle is attached to the bowl through two pierced holes in the base of the bowl, and held in place by a small wooden nail.
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