Spoon · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040293
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Size
H: 62,5 cm
H: 24.6 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, remains of kaolin, elongated oval ladle, the massive handle carved with a ram’s head, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of usage and abrasion, base;
occasionally the spoons were carved with cow or ram heads, giving a hint on the domestic animals, slaughtered at big festivities in order to provide an adequate meal for the guests.
Comparing literature
Winizki, Ernst, Afrikanische Löffel, Zürich 1990, ill. 24