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Tribal art at Tribal Works

#V294

AFRICA - LIBERIA.

Tribal Group: DAN.

Spoon, wood, carved with scarification on the outer bowl, legs and lower torso make up the handle, with a stand base. Spoons are used in tribal culture as a physical manifestation of welcome and often gifted to the villages best hostess.

15" h. x 3 3/4" wide

age ca. late 20th Century
acquired 1991
Maker unknown

US$225

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Aboriginals: Art of the First Person
Fort Myers, FL. 33908
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