Victoria and Albert Museum
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The Human Body
Spoon with figure of wild man finial
Spoon with figure of wild man finial
This gnarled little figure on the end of the spoon’s handle is a wild man of the woods, or 'wodewose'. He carries a club and was sometimes seen as a symbol of fertility.
