Spoon · D. R. Congo, Sundi · ID: 3038132
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
collected in situ from Belgian monks, Les Frères Rédemtoristes belges au Bas-Congo (1899-1920)Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, honey brown patina, handle in shape of a standing figure with raised burled scarification on the back, large concave spoon, min. dam., slight traces of usage, base;
the Sundi chiefs used to eat vegatable hotpots together with their inferiors. They used wooden spoons while the men of lower ranks used provisional spoons consisting of folded leaves.
A comparable spoon was auctioned at Sotheby’s New York, 14th November 1989, lot 215.
Comparing literature
Lehuard, Raoul, Art Bakongo, Les Centres de Style, o.O. 1989, p. 603