Lot Essay
Cf. another almost identical, Kerchache, J., Paudrat, J.-L., and Stéphan, L., Art of Africa, 1989, p.377, fig.336
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Details
A fine Kulango pestle/spoon
The spoon with almost spherical bowl, the pounder of short flared form, curved handle between, dark glossy patina
28cm. long
The spoon with almost spherical bowl, the pounder of short flared form, curved handle between, dark glossy patina
28cm. long
Literature
Schädler, K.-F., Gods Spirits and Ancestors, Munich, 1994, p.11 Schädler, K.-F., Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, Munich, 1994, p.240
Schädler, K.-F., Afrikanische Kunst, 1997, p.103
Schädler, K.-F., Afrikanische Kunst, 1997, p.103
Exhibited
Vienna, 1997, Earth and Ore. 2500 Years of African Art in Terracotta and Metal