{"product_id":"indonesian-hand-carved-horn-rice-spoon-with-dragon-handle-c-1950s","title":"Indonesian Hand-Carved Horn Rice Spoon with Dragon Handle, c.1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomeone in Indonesia in the 1950s sat down with a piece of buffalo horn and decided that a rice spoon should also be a work of art. The result is this: a beautifully polished horn spoon with a wide, shallow bowl that shifts from warm amber to deep black depending on the light, and a handle carved into a full dragon — scales, wings, claws, open jaw, and a curling tail that loops back to form a hanging ring. All of it hand-carved. All of it from a single piece of horn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is genuinely lovely — smooth, translucent, with that characteristic tortoiseshell-like patterning that makes natural horn so visually interesting. It catches the light differently from every angle. The dragon handle is the real showstopper though: the scale work is meticulous, the wings are fully articulated, and the whole thing has the kind of confident detail that only comes from someone who has carved a lot of dragons and knows exactly what they're doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunctional as a serving spoon, extraordinary as a display piece. Either way, it is the most interesting thing in whatever room you put it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndonesian hand-carved buffalo horn, c.1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide shallow bowl with amber-to-black natural horn patterning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle carved as a full dragon — scales, wings, claws, open jaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurling tail forms a hanging ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent condition — no cracks or chips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 cm, 84 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNING: This spoon will immediately become the most talked-about object in your kitchen. Maison de L'oro accepts no responsibility for any dinner party conversations that get derailed by it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison de L'oro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53171521487191,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/4388\/5911\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_aad1f20d-39ff-4f24-aa7b-66e33a701d6f.jpg?v=1774814501","url":"https:\/\/maisondeloro.com\/products\/indonesian-hand-carved-horn-rice-spoon-with-dragon-handle-c-1950s","provider":"Maison de L'oro ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}