A full form female figure stands upon
a
pedestal
mount atop a long oblong stem, to
which is
attached the broad spoon. She has two
hands
placed either side of the abdomen to
draw
attention to the womb, and hence the
procreative
powers of women. Scarification
includes a
horizontal band with a triangular
pattern
above
the breasts, and a pair of short
horizontal
bands
either side of the neck in a
checkerboard
pattern.
Her hairdo has a crested top and a
tubular
extension at the back, along with
interesting
rectangles on the sides of the head
containing a
chevron arrangement. Such spoons as
this
one
were most likely used for ceremonial
purposes,
and are considered to be elite items.
- (PF.5404)
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