Plastic spoon utensil with elongated handle used by Herman Wallace

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A repurposed plastic spoon created by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The white plastic spoon is elongated using the brown handle of another broken utensil, sewn together with wire. Small manufacturer’s engravings on the backs of the spoon read “U.S.A.” (white spoon) and “20 NIB” (brown handle).

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