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Cuillère cérémonielle "wa ke mia"

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Prix 250 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Taille
L: 60 cm
L: 23.6 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, elongated, dish-shaped ladle, the massive handle carved with a ram head, incised ornaments on the underside, dam., minor missing part through insect caused damage (rams head), cracks;
occasionally the spoons were carved with cow or rams heads, giving a hint on the domestic animals, slaughtered at big festivities in order to provide an adequate meal for the guests.


Littérature comparée

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Löffel in der Kunst Afrikas, Zürich 1990, p. 28 f., ill. 15

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