Chalk spoon · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3036854
Price
EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, flat spoon of massive shape, the handle carved with a face, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
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. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 64, ill. 105