item #62

from: Ivory Coast

tribe: Baule

material: Wood

price: $1800.00

The male spoon, mounted is 10 1/2" tall (27 cm), circa 1965, from Ndolikoro. Couples getting married drink from these spoons not only to profess their loyalty to one another but to prove their faithfulness. If one or the other is not truthful in his or her love, drinking from these spoons will reveal that. The price is for the pair.

photo # 62.1