Figural spoon · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3035887
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 49 cm
H: 19.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, handle carved with human legs, oval scoop with encrusted used patina, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
represents “nyonublekela” (goddess of fertility). Its owner is called “wakede” and is responsible for the preparation of food for the circumcision camps.
Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Löffel in der Kunst Afrikas, Zürich 1990, p. 32, ill. 13