Dignitary staff ·  D. R. Congo, Luba/Shankadi · ID: 3033834

Description

wood, brown patina, blackend in parts, metal tags, surmounted by a stylized janiform figure wearing a glass bead necklace, a board-shaped flattened section and circular ornaments underneath, min. dam., missing parts (metal tags), fissures, slight traces of abrasion;
the numerous dignitaries within the hierarchy of the erstwhile Luba-Empire - king, regional sovereign, village chief and clan eldest - disposed of a rich supply of administrative signs. The most frequently used signs of dignity are staffs of office, like the present one.

The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3033834 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 400.

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