Dignitary staff with two anthropomorphic heads · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3052276
Starting price
EUR 1,500
Estimated price
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Alan Brandt (1923-2002) Gallery, New York, USA (ca.1970)American Private Collection, Rockport, Massachusetts, USA
Size
H: 129 cm
H: 50.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Early work with beautifully carved heads dyed red and white, some of which still retain their magical charge. Remnants of a finely crafted plant fibre cuff with blue glass rings.
Publications
AHDRC: 0042052