Tsonga carvers are recognized for their exquisite work with the spoon form, producing elegant designs with remarkable technique and great imagination. Some of their most complex compositions involve linked chain elements, an approach suggested in the design of this miniature spoon. The two links forming the handle of the spoon are fused at the center point, supporting at opposite ends a thick, disc-shaped finial and a circular bowl. Both echo the roundness and weight of the other, providing a strong balance and a suggestion of symmetry to the piece.