This is a beautiful hand carved wood Baule spoon with the handle having a gorgeous figure of a woman which was collected in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), West Africa.
This refined Baule wooden spoon transcends mere utility, embodying the elegance and sculptural sophistication for which the Baule are celebrated. The handle rises into a delicately modeled female head, its serene, elongated features and downcast eyes echoing the same aesthetics found in Baule figures and masks.
This wooden Baule ceremonial spoon measures 7 ¼" in height x width: 1 ⅝" x depth: 1 ¾"
It is mounted on a custom base that measures 1 ⅛" in width x 1 ⅝" in depth, and the stand raises the height to 7 ⅞".
