Spoon Ritual
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: CHR-5
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- Height
- 29 cm
- Material
- Wood
Spoon of great capacity employed by women in ritual dances intended to celebrate the end of harvests. The woman is always associated with the fertility of…
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Full original description
Spoon of great capacity employed by women in ritual dances intended to celebrate the end of harvests. The woman is always associated with the fertility of the fields, because it is she who works the earth and because she is also a fertile being. The handle represents the typical face of the woman Danwith the same features as in the statuery. Two small metal plates cover the eyes to give more strength to the look. Hairstyle more elaborate than normal spoons.
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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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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