Spoon

Fang people, Gabon (map), d. late 19th/early 20th c.

Carved wood and pigment

Ex–Richard Ulevitch collection, Calif., U.S.,

from Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France

12” h x 3.5” w (30.4 x 8.9 cm)

Price: $900

Cf. Falgayrettes-Leveau (2006) and Sotheby’s (2007) for similar examples.

REFERENCES

African and Oceanic Art, Monday 10 September 2007, Sotheby's (Paris, 2007), lot 113

Falgayrettes-Leveau, Christiane. Gabon: Présence Des Esprits. Paris: Musée Dapper, 2006