{"product_id":"lobi-wood-anthropomorphic-spoon","title":"Lobi Wood Anthropomorphic Spoon","description":" West Africai, Burkina Faso. 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWooden spoon carved as a standing female figure, the deep oval bowl taking the place of the head. Squared shoulders, conical breasts, arms cut free of the columnar torso with hands at the hips, short legs above a pierced rectangular plinth. Probably used to serve grain or porridge. Honey-brown patina, darker inside the bowl. Vertical age crack through the chest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 11 inches (27.9 cm) H. x 2 inches (5.1 cm) W. x 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) D. + custom base.  Provenance: Mr. Sid Hart, Cos Cob, Connecticut, acquired 1980s–1990s.","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67651985735994,"sku":"18067","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/100865.jpg?v=1791488917","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/lobi-wood-anthropomorphic-spoon","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}