Big ceremonial spoon "wa ke mia" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040899
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 57,5 cm
H: 22.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, short handle, carved with anthropomorphic head, eyes with metal inlay, stylized crocodile engraved on the flat backside, slightly dam. (tips of horn-shaped coiffure), missing parts (lower rim), cracks, abrasion of paint, base
The object Big ceremonial spoon “wa ke mia” with the object ID 3040899 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 181 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 108