Large Neculai Popa Spoon

A large spoon by Romanian artist Neculai Popa (1919-2010).
The folkloric sculpture was gifted by the artist to a Belgian constructor who was building a hospital in the area in the 1980’s.

60cm H

When in the early 1960's the first archeological excavations were being done in his village Târpești,
Popa started sculpting following neolithic sculptures found in his area.
His house is currently a museum dedicated to his art and Romanian folklore.

In musea:

Village and Folk Art Museum of Bucharest
Găiesti Museum
International Museum of the Mask and Folk Costume - Binche (Belgium)
Museum of Naïve Art - Nice
Kent Museum (USA)
Kyoto Folk Art Museum (Japan).