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Bulu Spoon with Chip-Carved Motif
Bulu spoon made of blackened wood with contrasting chip-carved motif. This spoon with a combination of precise and freely-carved detail is very similar to a group purchased by the American Museum of Natural History in 1943. The acquisition entry listed the spoon as Bulu but did not name the village. Like the museum examples, this spoon was probably never used. Rather, it was purchased in a marketplace directly from the maker. It is nevertheless a fine example of the distinctive, local craftwork once available nearly everywhere in Africa but which today has become increasingly rare.
8.5″
