A Fine Igbo Chalk Dish Ex Dr Noble Endicott
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A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. According to the Igbo traditions white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of purity, health, beauty, morality and ‘sacredness’. One offers lime to the gods in ‘sacred’ shrines, and in daily life it is an Ibo custom to offer visitors to one’s own home cola nuts and white lime. For this reason, such finely crafted lime spoons were created. This example features a very fine ancestor head with elaborate coiffure and shallow dish from which chalk dust was offered. The Spoon/ dish measures 13 inches long ( 16 inches tall on professional custom display stand) Provenance: The DR's Jean and Noble Endicott, New York.
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Good, well handled
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A Fine Igbo Chalk Dish Ex Dr Noble Endicott
Estimate $800 - $1,500
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