Lot 92
TSONGA SPOON
SOUTH AFRICA
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£550
Description
carved wood, the looped top leading to a handle executed in an interweaving design, decorated with pokerwork detailing
Dimensions
64cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Michael Heuermann, Cape Town
Bernice and Terence Pethica Collection
Published:
Klopper, Nettleton and Pethica, The Art of Southern Africa, The Terence Pethica Collection, 2007, n° 116
Cf. Brenthurst Collection, Art and Ambiguity, p. 177, n° 548
Note:
"Virtuoso carvings like this became fairly common in the nineteenth century. The skilled carvers who produced these spoons appear to have worked for different markets, adjusting their output to serve the needs of particular patrons." (Klopper, Nettleton and Pethica 2007).