Dignitary staff · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3038496
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.
The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3038496 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 532 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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