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Old Bulu Spoon
Acquired with several other southern Cameroonian and Gabonese spoons an estate sale, this crisply carved example is very similar to a group purchased by the American Museum of Natural History in 1943. The acquisition entry listed those spoons as Bulu without pinpointing a village. Like the museum examples this spoon was probably never used. In all likelihood, it was purchased in a marketplace directly from the maker. It is nevertheless a fine example of the distinctive, local craft work once available nearly everywhere in Africa but which today has become increasingly scarce. 5.5″ with base.
