Baoulé spoon

Baoulé spoon

Baoulé spoon, wood
Date
late XIXth early XXth
Size
height 19,30 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
Old lack in the left horn, good state
Inventory number
017
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Ivory Coast Baoulé spoon. The handle of cylindrical section decorated with two patterns of parallel striations, a female face having at its end two horns curved backwards emerging from the skull.

Beautiful dark brown patina.

 

Origin : Liuba and Ernesto Wolf Collection before 1964