Spatula, D88.236

Long, narrow, wood spatula/spoon. Light yellow (natural colour). Rounded slightly flattened 'handle' area becomes slightly wider and more flat towards the 'spatula' end. Wood working tool (chisel/adze/knife?) marks quite evident along length of instrument.

Spoon/spatula type is consistent with initial description as being from near Accra, Ghana (West Africa).

For stirring food/porridge. Such spatula/spoons of similar shape of varying sizes are common 'kitchen' utensils throughout much of West Africa.

Long, narrow, wood spatula/spoon. Light yellow (natural colour). Rounded slightly flattened 'handle' area becomes slightly wider and more flat towards the 'spatula' end. Wood working tool (chisel/adze/knife?) marks quite evident along length of instrument.

Length = approx. 443mm. Width at narrow (handle) end = approx. 10.8mm. Width at widest part of spatula end = approx. 33.8mm. —Joel A Vanderburg

Collected from coastal fringe near Accra Ghana