Spoon ·  D. R. Congo, Boa/Bango · ID: 3037790

Description

ivory, deeply hollowed oval spoon, open worked handle with jagged rim, min. dam., slight tracesof usage, base;
spoons of this kind were signs of wealth, because only people who could afford rich and manifold food owned such elaborate decorated spoons. They were also used to sacrifice the ancestors to ensure their favour and protection.

The object Spoon with the object ID 3037790 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 418.

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Comparing literature

Cuillers sculptures, Paris 1990-1991, p. 45