Dignitary staff / sceptre "ombweti" or "umbweti"
Angola, Ovimbundu
not available anymore
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
wood, handwritten collection no. “M911-12-55”, base
Staffs with female heads depict “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire - sacred objects of the old Ovimbundu chiefs.