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Dignitary staff / sceptre "ombweti" or "umbweti", Angola, Ovimbundu, Size: H: 48,5 cm (H: 19.1 inch), ID: 3051090
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Lot 397
Auction 103

Dignitary staff / sceptre "ombweti" or "umbweti" ·  Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3051090

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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
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.

The object Dignitary staff / sceptre “ombweti” or “umbweti” with the object ID 3051090 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 397.

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