Dignitary staff
Angola, Chokwe
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Northern German Private Collection, collected in situ in the 1950’s during employment of the collector with Woermann, HamburgSize
H: 82,5 cm
H: 32.5 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, surmounted by a human head with accentuated eye zone, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
chief staffs were frequently decorated with figures and heads, they were regarded as insignias of social rank.