Figural dignitary staff · Gabon, Punu/Lumbo · ID: 3043708

Name: Figural dignitary staff
SKU: 3043708
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Old Belgian Collection

Size

H: 130 cm

H: 51.2 inch

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, extremely fine and accurate work of carving, unusual: the staff rectangular in cross-section, on all four sides carved with a variety of motifs: aquatic animals, snakes, land animals, inbetween mask faces and symbols like knife and crescent moon, slightly dam., crack backside, base

The object Figural dignitary staff with the object ID 3043708 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 369.

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