SET OF WROUGHT IRON OBJECTS - Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad

SET OF WROUGHT IRON OBJECTS - Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad First half of the 20th century. Wrought iron. Dimensions: 56 cm. Set of three spikes or coins, a ceremonial or ritual spoon with a long handle carved with geometric motifs, ending in a pointed dome, a large spoon or ladle with a flat handle, ending in a small attachment tenon, a ceremonial hatchet with a long, slender, angled shaft, topped by a crescent-shaped blade; and a blacksmith’s tongs hinged by a rivet, ending in two curved, volute-shaped prongs. Condition: Surface oxidation and dark rust patina. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.: 77/78