Ceremony Spoon with Male Figurine
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: CHR-16
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- Height
- 48 cm
- Material
- Hardwood and pigments
Festive or ceremonial spoon, which honors the hospital woman. These spoons are used to distribute rice and food to the most disadvantaged in the village, at…
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Full original description
Festive or ceremonial spoon, which honors the hospital woman. These spoons are used to distribute rice and food to the most disadvantaged in the village, at certain ceremonies. It will spoon beautifully decorated, in dense and hard wood, which has necessarily belonged to some important miller.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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