Ceremonial spoon "wa ke mia"
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Lot: 182
85th Tribal Art AuctionCeremonial spoon "wa ke mia"
Côte d'Ivoire/Liberia, Dan/Mano
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Paul Wengraf, London, Great Britain |
H: 18.9 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, shiny black patina, handle carved with anthropomorphic half figure, slightly dam., missing parts (oval pierced end piece, rim of the scoop), drilled ear hole on the right broken, abrasion of paint, base
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 72
