**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A lovely trio of spoons, each skillfully hand-carved from mocha-hued wood to present a slender, curved body with a shallow bowl of rectangular form, an attenuated handle or stem, and a flared tip. Though very similar in form, each spoon displays a slightly different tip: 1 bifurcated to resemble a fishtail, 1 minimalist with a flat end, and the last showcasing a hexagonal form with a drill hole for suspension. Size of largest: 6.6" L x 1.6" W (16.8 cm x 4.1 cm); 7.1" H (18 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1988.143.136.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Ami Brown collection, New York, USA, 1950 to 1970
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#168585
Condition
All have expected nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, all are intact and excellent with rich patina.