The Zulu spoons were carved & used
with great care. In fact, when not being
used the spoons had to be stored in
special woven grass pouches called
impontshi. Leaving spoons standing
in food or sticking out of a pot was
believed to result in indigestion (the
food would stick to the stomach). The
stems of the spoons have personalized
and beautiful relief carvings.
During a special ceremony, the father
of the bride would present his newly
married daughter with a set of new
spoons (referred to as goat spoons)
whilst swapping a goat or equally
valuable gift with her father-in-law. The
bride could now prepare, eat and drink
from her new household's communal
food source (prior to the ceremony,
she had to bring her own milk to make
sour milk, as she could not share in the
groom's until she had been fully
integrated into the new household.
Please contact gallery for price
The Zulu spoons were carved & used
with great care. In fact, when not being
used the spoons had to be stored in
special woven grass pouches called
impontshi. Leaving spoons standing
in food or sticking out of a pot was
believed to result in indigestion (the
food would stick to the stomach). The
stems of the spoons have personalized
and beautiful relief carvings.
During a special ceremony, the father
of the bride would present his newly
married daughter with a set of new
spoons (referred to as goat spoons)
whilst swapping a goat or equally
valuable gift with her father-in-law. The
bride could now prepare, eat and drink
from her new household's communal
food source (prior to the ceremony,
she had to bring her own milk to make
sour milk, as she could not share in the
groom's until she had been fully
integrated into the new household.
Please contact gallery for price
