Three dignitary staffs
Angola, Ovimbundu
sold
EUR 500
Size
L: 65 cm
67 cm
82 cm
L: 25.6 inch
26.4 inch
32.3 inch
Description
wood, two staffs crowned by female heads, h: 82 cm and 67 cm (Ovimbundu / Ngangela); additionally: staff with grooved decor, h: 65 cm
Staffs with female heads depict “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire - sacred objects of the old Ovimbundu chiefs.