Group of ten spoons · West and East Africa · ID: 3045728
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
The object Group of ten spoons with the object ID 3045728 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 24 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 155, cat. 4,15