WOODEN SPOONS. — ORNAMENTAL CARVING. 
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work of these spoons proceeds in a very desultory manner, as they 
are usually carried about with them, that they may be always ready 
at hand to fill up a leisure hour; and as they were an utensil in 
which they abounded, this work would appear to be one of their 
favorite occupations. 
Among the above figures, may be seen all the different sizes. It 
has not been thought necessary to represent more than the bowls of the 
lower five, as they have been selected only for the purpose of showing 
the carvings upon their outside. This, to judge from appearance, is 
first cut in, and afterwards discoloured by burning the marks with a 
hot iron, leaving the white lines very slightly prominent, and of the 
natural color of the wood. The blackness of the parts which are 
burnt, renders the figure of the work very distinct. The instrument 
with which some of these lines are cut, is of this form. The handle 
is made from the point of an antelope-horn. 
The figures of the spoons are given principally with the view of 
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