spoon (No reserve price)

Since the traditional meal is eaten with fingers, these spoons, often decorated, serve a purpose other than preparing or consuming the meal.

In Côte d'Ivoire, these richly decorated or carved spoons are used during village festivals and are associated with a woman from the village known for her hospitality and generosity.

It is to this woman that the village chief asks to organize the ceremonial meals, which often have very many participants.