Dignitary staff ·  Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3034580

Description

wood, dark brown patina, surmounted by a human head, decorated with metal tags, min. dam., small missing parts, metal socle;
the Mbundus (Ovimbundu) homeland is centered on the Benguela Plateau, bordering to the east on Chokwe land. Their art works are heavily influenced by these neighbours. Masks are not known but their sculptures are mainly known by their pipes and staffs with female heads or figures which depict “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire - sacred objects of the old Ovimbundu chiefs.

The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3034580 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 481 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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