Consulter la cote et le prix de Grebo Dan Spoon With Horns And Two Heads , second half Twentiet

Description :  , Additional Information: ,A  ,large and beautiful Grebo  ,wooden ladle  ,with handle made of two heads and horns decorated with brass studs. Such spoons are found among several cultures from West Africa. But the Grebo excel in the carving  ,of Janus or two heads on their spoons. The Grebo and Dan are best known for elaborate ladles used by women in special ceremonies . Among the Dan, figural Spoons such as this were awarded to women known as wunkirile who had been judged by their peers and elders of their village to be the most generous and hospitable to others of their village quarter. Spoon shaped carvings such as this are best described as feast ladles used by their owner to offer food to others during public feasts. Known as 'wunkirmian' these spoons identify their owner as a woman of the Dan people. A human head or a female figure that decorated the spoons are seen as the personification of positive attributes of women among the Dan people. For similar objects see Warren M. Robbins &, Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art In American Collection

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