Rare anthropomorphic spoon · Cameroon, Kaka · ID: 3053581
Starting price
EUR 2,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, base
The encrusted patina on the spoon suggests that it was used in ceremonies.
The term Kaka is a name given to a cluster of peoples living in settlements south of the Donga River in Cameroon. Among them are the Mbaw (Ntem), Mbem, Mfumte, and Yamba.
Little is known about the figurative sculptures of the Kaka. The little that we do know is based on observations by Hans-Joachim Koloss, who carried out field research in this area in the 1980s.
Comparing literature
Winizki, Ernst, Afrikanische Löffel, Zürich 1990, ill. 46