Dignitary staff · D. R. Congo, Tabwa · ID: 3031718
sold
EUR 170
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1991)Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 136,5 cm
H: 53.7 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, copper wire, string of glass beads, round staff with metal spout, crowned by a female half figure, min. dam., cracks, traces of corrosion;
presumably belonging to the prestige objects of a chief.
The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3031718 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 468 achieved a sales price of EUR 170 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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