A fine Tanzania spoon
h: 50 cm
This
Tanzanian spoon has clear influence of the South African spoons, and is coming
from the region of Tanganyika Lake. the spoon was restored, chips missing.
Although remnants of these tribes still exist, most of them
were gradually displaced by Bantu farmers migrating from the west and south and
by Nilotes and related northern people.
Tanzania's ethnic groups has a wide range of material cultural
products including architecture, cooking utensils, clothes, textiles, farming
equipment, hunting tools, baskets, mats, head rests, shields, art, carvings,
sculpture, and so on (source upenn
).
This fine carved spoon is an homage to feminity. Price:
1,200 €