Prestige staff, late 19th century
South Africa, Tsonga, "Baboon Master"
sold
EUR 750
Provenance
Missionary Collection, Maastricht, The NetherlandsGerman Private Collection
Size
L: 93 cm
L: 36.6 inch
Description
wood, burnished details, collection number “EE.548”, missing part backside
Due to stylistic similarities, this staff can be attributed to the “baboon master”.
From the recognized workshop of this master, four different types of figural staffs are known. In addition to married and unmarried men and women they show mother figures and just that surreal baboon, who gave this master his name.