"Iron Spoon And Knife, Shona Culture, Bantu People, Zimbabwe"
Iron SPOON whose handle, made up of two wooden blades assembled together using braided brass wires, conceals a knife.Shona culture, Bantu people, Zimbabwe
Wood, brass and iron
H.: 23; L.: 4.5 cm
(old accident)
Provenances:
- Former Edith and Jean Metzger collection.
- Former Angela and Jean-Pierre Laprugne collection.
Bibliography:
- Reproduced in the book Histoire(s) de spoons, Jean Metzger, 2013, p.57, ill.94.
- A similar example is reproduced in the catalog of the Cuillers sculptures exhibition, Musée Dapper, 1991, p.162.
No. 150 of the exhibition "Spoons of the World: the collection of a lifetime".
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