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Spoon (Dan).
Ivory Coast.
Wood, pigments, fibres, height: 42 cm.
Chambaud Collection.The most welcoming housewife of the Wunkirllévillage is
given this spoon as an insignia of social status. Used during
celebrations for rice distribution, in addition to being a
fertility symbol, this spoon was thought to have the power
to make the owner rich and famous.Knife (Lulua).
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood, metal, height: 30 cm.
Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.This unique bust fitting for the end of a local blade, is likely
another version of the well-known bwanga bwa cibola
(figures linked to fertility cults).