Dan, Ivory Coast, Liberia: A large ceremonial ‘po’ spoon, with carved legs.
With these spoons the women of the Dan cater for guests who come to the village to attend big ceremonial feasts. The present ‘po’ spoon is carved in hard wood and dyed black. The handle section is shaped in the guise of a female lower abdomen with bent, ‘springing’ legs. The underside of the spoon bowl displays decorations of lines and plaited patterns in relief. A very beautiful, ‘vibrant’ object, with good, old, partly shiny usage patina. Only a minor fracture to the rim of the spoon bowl. First half of the 20th century; L: c. 51 cm. (ME)
Lit.: ‘Die Kunst der Dan' by Eberhard Fischer & Hans Himmelheber, Rietberg Museum Zurich, ill. 157, 158, 159.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,600.- to EUR 2,000.-
Dan, Ivory Coast, Liberia: A large ceremonial ‘po’ spoon, with carved legs.
With these spoons the women of the Dan cater for guests who come to the village to attend big ceremonial feasts. The present ‘po’ spoon is carved in hard wood and dyed black. The handle section is shaped in the guise of a female lower abdomen with bent, ‘springing’ legs. The underside of the spoon bowl displays decorations of lines and plaited patterns in relief. A very beautiful, ‘vibrant’ object, with good, old, partly shiny usage patina. Only a minor fracture to the rim of the spoon bowl. First half of the 20th century; L: c. 51 cm. (ME)
Lit.: ‘Die Kunst der Dan' by Eberhard Fischer & Hans Himmelheber, Rietberg Museum Zurich, ill. 157, 158, 159.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |
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