Figural spoon · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3036658
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, shiny middle brown patina, remains of pigments, the handle carved with human legs, oval scoop with encrusted used patina, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
represents “nyonublekela” (goddess of fertility). Its owner is called “wankede” 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