Set of Silver Camel, Arabic, and Boat Decorative Spoons with Red Case

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Set of six coffee spoons paired in sets of two with three designs.: Image of the set of six silver coffee spoons with two depicting Arabian camels, two with Arabic script, and two with abstract Kuwaiti dhows. They are resting on beige felt in a red case and yellow satin lid.
Set of six coffee spoons paired in sets of two with three designs.

Image of the set of six silver coffee spoons with two depicting Arabian camels, two with Arabic script, and two with abstract Kuwaiti dhows. They are resting on beige felt in a red case and yellow satin lid.

Name/Title

Set of Silver Camel, Arabic, and Boat Decorative Spoons with Red Case

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000341

Description

Set of six silver coffee spoons paired in sets of two with three designs. Two depict Arabian camels, two contain Arabic script, and the other two are abstract Kuwaiti dhows. A dhow is a small sailing ship with either one or two masts traditionally used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean areas.

Context

The set of coffee spoons were made in India.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India, Kuwait

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

7

Parts

6 spoons; 1 case