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Fanti Bronze Spoon for Measuring Gold - PF.3735
Origin: Southern Ghana
Circa: 19
th
Century AD
to 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
7.625" (19.4cm) high
x 2" (5.1cm) wide
Collection: African
Medium: Bronze
$1,200.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This remarkable spoon attests to the skill and
craftsmanship still abundant in Africa. It is
slightly larger than the average utility spoon due
to the fact that it is for the measuring of gold.
On the top is an image of a man who is holding
either a musical instrument of some kind or his
own beard. The mouth of the spoon is carefully
decorated with various geometric patterns and
includes a twisted rope pattern around the edge.
The back of the spoon is also decorated and
suggests a phallic connection.
Today's measuring utensils resemble nothing of
what has been created with this spoon. Both time
and effort have been taken to create a genuine
work of art out of bronze, an old and traditional
material which we connect with the past. It is
with such a connection that we ourselves,
become a part of that past.
- (PF.3735)
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