Dignitary staff
Angola, Luena
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
acquired in London in 1968Egon Guenther, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sotheby’s New York, 18 November 2000, lot 158
Size
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, round staff, crowned by a head sculpture with delicate carved coiffure, extremely deepened eyes, “EG” on the underside, slightly dam., socle;
figurative carved staffs are associated with the power and authority of chiefs.