Spoon · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3042118
not available anymore
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.
Publications
AHDRC: 0142026