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LOT 2375
African Iron Zandle Spoon
ZANDE TRIBE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (185 grams, 12.5 cm).
With elongated dished bowl fitted to a wooden handle bound with wire; belonging to the Zande. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.
Ex property of a Canadian lady; acquired 1970s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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