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English: Feast Ladle (Wunkermian)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Feast Ladle (Wunkermian)
Description
English: Carved handle in shape of face and neck. Face has typical Dan features: vertical scarification mark at forehead, crescent eyebrows, slit eyes, partially opened mouth with teeth exposed. Three metal studs at forehead. Headdress with 3 flat projecting elements and below vertically incised raised and depressed areas. Thick, slightly rounded neck. Bowl approx. 2/3 of carving, the back of which has incised and relief carving in lozenge and parallelogram shapes. Condition: very good.
English: Hospitality is an important virtue in many African societies. Among the Dan, the woman with the greatest reputation for hospitality is known as a wunkerle. On public occasions, she carries a spoon known as a wunkermian as a staff of office.
Date
English: late 19th-early 20th century
Dimensions 22 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (57 x 13.7 x 16.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
67.209.1
Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger
Notes
  • Culture: Liberia
  • Place made: Liberia
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.67.209.1_print_threequarter_bw.jpg
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