Four staffs · Tanzania · ID: 3035094
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (c)Walter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Description
wood, brown patina, a) Rungu, surmounted by a bird head, h: 64,5 cm; b) Zigua/Doe, crowned by a human head, eyes with bead inlay, h: 42,5 cm; c) Luguru/Ngulu, a human head with chignon-like coiffure, h: 48,5 cm; d) a staff of the Tabwa, metal decoration and a human head with fez-like headgear, h: 72,5 cm; all with slight traces of abrasion, socles
The object Four staffs with the object ID 3035094 was part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction on May 25, 2013. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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