Dan spoon
Dan spoon
Dan spoon, wood, metal, kaolin
Date
early XXth
Size
height 42,70 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
good state, a few old tie holes in the back
Inventory number
021
Price
sur demande / on demand
Dan spoon from the Ivory Coast, the large lanceolate bowl extended by a long neck, holding a human head, with slitted eyes and decorated with kaolin, mouth wide open with four metal teeth, a wide headdress in the shape of a miter at the top of the skull, with incisions on front and back.
Beautiful matte and shiny patina in places.
Origin : Liuba and Ernesto Wolf collection before 1964