Dignitary staff · Angola, Luena · ID: 3030411
Vendu
1 700 €
Provenance
acquired in London in 1968Egon Guenther, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sotheby’s New York, 18 November 2000, lot 158
Description
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, round staff, crowned by a head sculpture with delicate carved coiffure, extremely deepened eyes, “EG” on the underside, slightly dam., socle;
figurative carved staffs are associated with the power and authority of chiefs.