Dignitary staff ·  Tanzania, Zaramo · ID: 3029061

Description

wood, brown patina, surmounted by a “mwana hiti” figure, eyes inset with white miniature beads, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on base

The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3029061 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 503 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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Comparing literature

Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 124, ill. 21

Publications

Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007 p. 111, ill. 4