Researchers from England used hidden video cameras to film chimps in Guinea stealing wine humans had made from
the raffia palm, which produces a sugary sap that can be fermented into an alcoholic beverage.
Mrs. Snookes or Tufmutton, 2011 Foam, molasses, plastic, spray paint, finger sponges, shelving, fondant, gourds, corn cobs, Joan of Arc statue, marzipan, lattice, storage bins, light gels, clip lamps,
raffia, tree stake, crystal cat litter, crow wings, sun
palms, back scratcher, sponge glove, paper towels, snake eggshells and garden planters, dimensions variable
Through delicate loom made
Raffia -
palm fiber textiles and elaborate carved ivory, LaGamma highlighted the «lavish, inventive geometric covering of surfaces» that is a part of the visual language of Kongo Artistry from antiquity to the 19th century.