Chalk spoon · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3034952
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Aloys Faust, Cologne, GermanyLempertz Brussels, 1.4.2004, lot 98
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, flat spoon of massive shape, the handle carved with a face, iron rings around the neck, forming a loop for suspension on the backside , min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
kola nut and white chalk are two of the most frequently used and culturally most important substances in the world of the Igbo. They are looked upon as bearer of ritual power and as mediator between man and their deities.
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Aniakor, Chike C., Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 64, ill. 105