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Dan Double Hostess Spoon Ceremonial Ladle w/ Bust Antique African Art - Tribal Sculpture - Liberia
A Beautiful Old Dan Ceremonial Ladle Female Bust Hostess Spoon Antique African Art - Tribal Sculpture, Prestige Object - Cote d'Ivoire to Liberia
Collected from the: Dan peoples of the Liberia Cote d'Ivoire border region of West Africa Material: Carved wood Period: Early to mid 20th century Dimensions: 21.5" height, 6.25" width, 5" depth; combined weight is 1.55 pounds Condition: Exceptional. From a private Seattle collection, hairline age cracks test stable, exposed wood presents significant patination. Right ear was lost decades ago, as evidenced by the well patinated surface condition of the area. Gorgeous deep chocolate mud soaked patina over earlier wear suggests that this ladle benefited from repeated annual mud soaks given only to the most cherished of pieces. Make special note of the sublime facial expression, surface condition and wear at coiffure, top of head and both sides of ladle - a splendid specimen!
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Dan Hostess Spoons and Ceremonial Ladles Large ceremonial ladles are carved to honor a particular Dan woman from each village quarter who has distinguished herself among her fellow women by generosity and hospitality. At special feasts, she dances with the ladle and directs the distribution of rice to those assembled. An elderly honoree passes the ladle and the honor on to the one she sees fit as a successor. This spoons depicts the less common type of ladle, in which the handle takes the form of bust, thus honoring women as the source of food and life itself.
Dan Tribal History "Dan people, who are also known by the name Yacuba, live in the western part of Cote d'Ivoire and into Liberia where the land is forested in the south and bordered by a savannah in the north. The 350,000 Dan people make their living from farming cocoa, rice and manioc. Before unifying secret societies were set up at the turn of the century, each Dan village was an autonomous socio-political until governed by a chief elected on the base of his wealth and social position. Today, the leopard society acts as a major regulator of Dan life and initiates young men during their isolated periods of three to four months in the forest. Dan people have achieved notoriety in the area for their entertainment festivals which were historically village ceremonies, but are today performed largely for tourists. During these festivals, masked performers dance on stilts and carved wooden ladles were given as a coveted prize to the women voted "most generous and hospitable" in each village. The ladles feature an elongated scoop and their handles were carved in the shape of a pair of legs, a face, or an animal head," according to Bacquart.
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