Zemanek-Münster

Figural spoon

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
sold EUR 4,000
Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Size
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

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