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Upper part of a dignitary staff ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3033050

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Provenance
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, in form of a female caryatid half figure with accentuated breasts and parallel scarification marks on the cheeks, surmounted by a board-like element with geometrical incisions, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
the numerous dignitaries within the hierarchy of the erstwhile Luba-Empire - king, regional sovereign, village chief and clan eldest - disposed of a rich supply of administrative signs. The most frequently used signs of dignity are staffs of office, like the present one.


The object Upper part of a dignitary staff with the object ID 3033050 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 408.

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