EX MUSEUM EXHIBITED COLLECTION OF SAGO STIRRERS SURINAME carved wood, the collection comprising of; one ceremonial paddle, with long handle terminating in an elaborate finial with twist design, the paddle blade with openwork carving; three sago stirrers, each with flowin***otifs executed in low relief and leaf shaped head, all raised on bespoke mounts (4) (tallest 102cm long) Footnote: Provenance: Andreas Kobben (1925-2019), Holland, Professor Kobben was an influential Dutch anthropologist who lived with the Maroon between 1961 - 1962, these ****s were likely acquired during that date Exhibited: Troppen Museum, Amsterdam