RITUAL SPOON - Gouro culture, Ivory Coast - First half of the 20th century

RITUAL SPOON

Gouro culture, Ivory Coast

First half of the 20th century

Wood and pigments

H.: 20; L.: 5.7; Thickness: 2 cm

Elegant wooden spoon with a dark, slightly red and shiny patina, the bowl of which is oval in shape, the angular junction and the handle of cylindrical section widening slightly on the upper part to end in a stepped and openwork geometric outgrowth.

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