Sppon ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3032958

Description

light brown wood, shiny blackish brown patina, rising from a pair of human legs, oval scoop, the back ornamented with incisions, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
represents “nyonublekela” (goddess of fertility). Its owner is called “wakede” and is responsible for the preparation of food for the circumcision camps.

The object Sppon with the object ID 3032958 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 303.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Löffel in der Kunst Afrikas, Zürich 1990, p. 32, ill. 13