Zemanek-Münster

Group of ten spoons

West and East Africa
sold EUR 800
Provenance
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany

Description

wood, patina, a) ladle with dragon’s head at top of the handle, D.R. Congo, Bakongo Kingdom, l: 40,5 cm; b) spoon with beaded handle, D.R. Congo, Woyo, l: 17,5 cm; c) two spoons, Gabon, Fang-Bulu or Bane, l: 14 cm and 20,5 cm; d) oval flattened spoon, Gabon, Tsogho, l: 24 cm; e) spoon with kalao bird handle, Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo, l: 22 cm; f) ladle with animal figures, Zambia, Rotse, l: 39 cm; g) spoon, Tanzania, l: 36 cm


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 155, cat. 4,15

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