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Lot 148

Dan Wunkirmian Spoon, Ivory Coast

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$100,000 $10,000
A large wakemia or wunkirmian ceremonial ladle of the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. A hand-carved anthropomorphic female form incised with linear designs and painted with pigments. Affixed atop an iron base.

Measures 20 3/4" x 5" x 5".

Condition

Some flaking and overall wear to the pigments. A little bit of spatter present. Mild wear to the tip of the ladle.