Big ceremonial spoon "wa ke mia" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040899
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Description
wood, brown patina, short handle, carved with anthropomorphic head, eyes with metal inlay, stylized crocodile engraved on the flat backside, slightly dam. (tips of horn-shaped coiffure), missing parts (lower rim), cracks, abrasion of paint, base
Littérature comparée
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 108