Ceremonial Spoon
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: CHR-23
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- Height
- 48 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber, metal and pigments.
Spoon whose handle is a man touched with a chechia and heart-shaped face. The neck is decorated with a necklace formed by several rope turns in…
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Full original description
Spoon whose handle is a man touched with a chechia and heart-shaped face. The neck is decorated with a necklace formed by several rope turns in the center of which is a coin. Abundant scarifications on face and torso. The bucket shovel is ovoid at the bottom cut at right angle at the top. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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