Spoon ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3032872

Description

wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, back of the spoon carved in form of a ram’s head, upper part of the handle in open work design, rep. (handle), slight traces of abrasion and usage;
occasionally the spoons were carved with cow or rams heads, giving a hint on the domestic animals, slaughtered at big festivities in order to provide an adequate meal for the guests.

The object Spoon with the object ID 3032872 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 139 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Winizki, Ernst, Afrikanische Löffel, Zürich 1990, ill. 24