The spoon's wood, Terry Widner suspects, is Madagascar Rosewood. The spoon's name, is Madagascar Rosewood. A gift to Terry from the famous spoon carver Norm Sartorius, the true identity of this beautifully dark, hard wood may never be known, but one thing is certain; this is a strikingly gorgeous hand carved spoon. Inlaid with silver wire there is nothing not to love about this piece of functional art.