Chief's staff with anthropomorphic half figure · Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3040346
Michel van den Dries, Gavere, Belgium
Oskar Schimmer, Erlangen, Germany (2000)
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black pigment, extremely fine carved regular facial features, linear scarification marks and concentrical grooves, characteristic coiffure in two plaits, slightly dam., crack on the backside, abrasion of paint, metal base;
such dignitary staffs belong to the most valuable possession of the old Ovimbundu chiefs. The female half figure depicts “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire.
The object Chief’s staff with anthropomorphic half figure with the object ID 3040346 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 502 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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