Figural spoon ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3035887

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, handle carved with human legs, oval scoop with encrusted used patina, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
represents “nyonublekela” (goddess of fertility). Its owner is called “wakede” and is responsible for the preparation of food for the circumcision camps.

Littérature comparée

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