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

Comparing literature

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