Zemanek-Münster

Dignitary staff ·  Tanzania, Zaramo · ID: 3032750

sold EUR 800
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Anuschka Menist, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H. 103 cm
H. 40.6 inch

Description

wood, rich blackish brown patina, round shaft, crowned by a stylized female figure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on metal base;
staffs have many functions. Called ceremonial, title, ritual or chief’s staff, they were, and in many areas still are, a status symbol, a distinguishing mark or a tool, used by a wide range of ritual specialists, such as headman, female leaders of lineages or associations, diviners, healers, exorcists, and witch hunters, in a variety of ways.


The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3032750 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 463 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 126


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