Ritual spoon · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034362
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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, GermanySize
L: 38,5 cm
L: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, handle in form of a standing female figure, with both hands up to her breasts, min. dam., cracks;
such spoons belong to female members of the “ogboni” society, who have already reached the highest grade. They are called “erelu olupon” - “owner of the spoon”.
The object Ritual spoon with the object ID 3034362 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 228.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 225