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Lovespoon
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(woodcarver)
Cedar wood lovespoon. Lovespoons were traditionally carved by men as love tokens. The custom developed from making spoons for the home. The skill was in carving very intricate lovespoons from one piece of wood using simple tools. Nowadays commercial woodcarvers make lovespoons as souvenirs and for celebrating family events.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
53.101.41
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Loan, 1953
Measurements
Length
(cm): 25
Width
(cm): 10
Depth
(cm): 3
Material
Wood
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