Tribal Spoon / Cup – Wood – Pere – DR Congo

Beautiful wooden tribal spoon / cup from the Pere tribe of DR Congo. The Pere, Piri, or Bakwa for the pymgies, form a semi-nomadic tribe from the Bira-Kumu from Uganda. Afte being decimated by Arab slave traders, tehy settled among the Nande in the Libero region, also among the pygmies. They have several traditional cults, the Nedekele ancestor cuslt, the esumba society, the Ntema therpeutic rites, Kilanga, an nsindi initiation society with culptures. The sppon is in good condition with a wonderful aged patina.

Provenance: former private collection from the Netherlands.