Spoon · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3042118
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Provenance
Claude Ferrand, Montpellier, FranceBert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium (1995)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 55,5 cm
H: 21.9 inch
Description
light brown wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, metal clamp, handle in shape of a slender, elongated female figure with body scarifications, coiffure in several lobes, round ladle, min. dam., traces of usage and abrasion, base;
ritual spoons of this type were related to activity involving ritual feeding.
The object Spoon with the object ID 3042118 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 136.
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AHDRC: 0142026