Three dignitary staffs · Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3045987
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.
The object Three dignitary staffs with the object ID 3045987 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 322 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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