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This spoon has been vetted as being authentic, with evidence
of age or use.
It has been evaluated by a French expert as dating from the early 20th century.
The spoons below show little or no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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The Dan spoons below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
DAN, WUNKIRMIAN FEAST LADLES, Liberia and Ivory Coast
Large ceremonial ladles are carved to honor a particular Dan woman from each village quarter who has distinguished herself among her fellow women by generosity and hospitality. At special feasts, she dances with the ladle and directs the distribution of rice to those assembled. An elderly honoree passes the ladle and the honor on to the one she sees fit as a successor.
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