Tribal Spoon – Wood – Dan Ivory Coast

Beautiful large Dan spoon from Ivory Coast. Total length: 94 cm! It`s a ceremonial instrument of those women who have a particular social position in Dan society. Its name is wakemia and it’s used during special festivities, as a symbol of distinction and virtue of the most capable women. The social value of the object explains the remarkable artistic quality. The spoons are known by many names, including wake mia or wunkirmian, which roughly translates as “spoon associated with feasts.” The spoons range in size from a foot to two feet and have one or (rarely) two parallel bowls.
Large spoon, total length: 94 cm!

Provenance: former private German collection. Stand is included in this lot!