Sale 219 Lot 247

THREE FIGURAL AND INCISED WOODEN SPOONS: LARGE LUBA-STYLE STANDING-FIGURE, LATTICE-HANDLED SPOON, AND HEAD-FINIAL SPOON Three hand-carved wooden spoons from Central Africa: at left, a large ceremonial spoon with a deep, broad bowl and a handle carved as a standing figure with a rounded head, incised facial and body scarification marks, bearing a tag reading “Luba spoon”; at center, a spoon with a leaf-shaped bowl and a lattice-incised, openwork handle bound with bands of wrapping and ending in a forked terminal; and at right, a smaller spoon with a shallow oval bowl and a handle surmounted by a carved head with an incised, cross-form brow and nose. Length: 11.75 inches (longest spoon)
$120-160