A set of three old spoons from the Belu region, including two beautiful ceremonial spoons in horn with engraved birds and a wooden spoon in the shape of a stylized character. For a ceremonial horn spoon of the same type in the royal collections of the Troppenmuseum in Amsterdam (inv.1772-2159) or another, see : Alain Schoffel, Arts primitifs de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Éd. A. et F. Chaffin, 1981,p. 97, n° 86. Atoni, Timor, Indonesia Horn and wood, small visible lack at one end, old wear and erosion, very nice patina. H. 24.5 cm, 21 cm and 16 cm Provenance: Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.