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Ritual spoon ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3034362

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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany

Description

wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, handle in form of a standing female figure, with both hands up to her breasts, min. dam., cracks;
such spoons belong to female members of the “ogboni” society, who have already reached the highest grade. They are called “erelu olupon” - “owner of the spoon”.


Littérature comparée

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 225


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