VINTAGE, AFRICAN HAND CARVED LARGE FORK & 2 SPOONS, AFRICAN FEMALE & 2 GIRAFFES

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VINTAGE, AFRICAN HAND CARVED LARGE FORK & 2 SPOONS, AFRICAN FEMALE & 2 GIRAFFES:
$24.00

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THESE ARE THREE BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF WOODENWARE, ALL WERE HAND CARVED IN AFRICA. THEY WERE ALL CARVED FROM LIGNUM VITAE WOOD, NATIVE TO THE AREA OF AFRICAN. IT IS A TWO TONE WOOD, WHICH IS A HARDY AND STRONG WOOD.

THE LARGE FORK HAS A CARVING OF A WOMAN KNEELING, SHE IS IN HER TYPICAL NATIVE OUTFIT & HEADDRESS.

THE OTHER PIECES, A SALAD SERVING FORK AND SPOON ARE ALSO MADE OF LIGNUM VITAE WOOD. THESE PIECES ARE MADE INTO CARVED GIRAFFES HEADS AND NECKS, ON TOP OF EACH PIECE.

ALL OF THE PIECES ARE WELL CARVED AND VERY NICE, IN GREAT CONDITION, WITHOUT ISSUES. THE LARGE SPOON MEASURES 16 1/2\" LONG X 3\" WIDE AT THE BOWL AND 1 1/4\" AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE CARVING. THE HANDLE WIDTH IS 3/4\" X 3/4\" WIDE AND DEEP.

THE FORK AND SPOON MEASURE 12\" LONG X 4\" WIDE AT THE BASE. THE HANDLE MEASURES 3/4\" WIDE AND DEEP.

THESE PIECES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN USED. ONE TINE ON THE FORK HAS A LITTLE CHIP ON THE END, BUT THAT MAY BE HOW IT WAS MADE, AT THE TIME OF CARVING. THEY ARE VERY NICE PIECES.

ABOUT AFRICAN LIGNUM VITAE:

African lignum vitae(Acacia nigrescens) is one of the hardest knownwoods and the species shares many qualities and woodworking characteristicswith true lignum vitae from South America.

One of the hardest and heaviest woods (three times as hard as oak),lignum vitae is most commonly used for mallet heads, bearings and rollers.Because of its durability and natural lubricants, it is the preferred wood forpropeller bushings and other underwater applications. The lignum vitae treegenerally grows to a diameter of about 12\", although historically, treesin the 18\" - 30\" range have been known.
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