Dan Wakemia spoon
Dan anthropomorphic ceremonial spoons were given to elder women among the Dan of the Ivory Coast and Liberia as insignia to their hospitality and tangible representation of their status.
Spoons adorned with a sculpted human head are named Mèvuochlümia (literally: "ladle with a human face").
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- 2nd half XXth
- Size
- 54 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection France
- Condition
- Excellent
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Dan anthropomorphic ceremonial spoons were given to elder women among the Dan of the Ivory Coast and Liberia as insignia to their hospitality and tangible representation of their status.
Spoons adorned with a sculpted human head are named Mèvuochlümia (literally: "ladle with a human face").