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.

Comparing literature

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