Unyakha spoon

Oroche

Ussuri Krai, river Tumnin, village Khutu-Data, Soviet harbor

late 19th - early 20th century

Wood

length 39.5

РЭМ 1870-7

Wooden spoon with a leaf-like shallow blade and a bent handle. The handle’s end is carved, with two figured holes. Such spoons were used when cooking fish or meat dishes, for skimming the froth and pressing pieces of meat.