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unknown Dan
Primary
Wakemia or Wunkirmian (Ceremonial Ladle)
19th century - 20th century
Wood
4.016 x 4.88 x 25.39 in. (10.201 x 12.395 x 64.491 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2016.14.91
Geography:
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia
Classification:
Ceremonial and Performance Artifacts; Ritual Objects
Culture/Nationality:
Dan, Ivorian or Liberian, West African, African
Collection:
Jane Martin Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- African - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- carvings - Refers to works executed by cutting a figure or design out of a solid material such as stone or wood. It typically refers to works that are relatively small in size, are part of a larger work, or are not considered art. For large and medium-sized three-dimensional works of art, use the broader term "sculpture" or another appropriate term.
- Dan
- ritual objects - Objects used for a particular ritual activity, often as part of a ceremony.
- West African - Styles and cultures from the region comprising the westernmost area of the African continent, defined by the United Nations as including the modern nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
- wood - The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known.
- wunkermian - Large, wooden, serving spoons with carved handles, typically in the form of a human head, domestic animals or ornament, used by the Dan and neighboring peoples in Liberia in association with feasts, and serving as a symbol of hospitality and generosity.
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Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
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"Africa Direct: African Art and Beads Website."
(Accessed May 4, 2020):
https://www.africadirect.com/.
https://www.africadirect.com/carvings/dan-bassa-kran-wee/dan-spoon-ceremonial-face-on-handle-africa-24-inch.html.
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"The Met Online Collections Database."
The Met Collection.
(Accessed April 9, 2020):
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/.
Accession No.: 1979.206.254.
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- "Rand African Art." (Accessed May 9, 2020): Randafricanart.com. http://www.randafricanart.com/Dan_Wunkirmian_spoon_1.html.
- "The Met Online Collections Database." The Met Collection. (Accessed April 9, 2020): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/. Accession No.: 1979.206.254 .
- "Smarthistory: Art, History, Conversation." (Accessed May 9, 2020): https://smarthistory.org/. https://smarthistory.org/ceremonial-ladle/.
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