Dignitary staff · Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3034580
Description
wood, dark brown patina, surmounted by a human head, decorated with metal tags, min. dam., small missing parts, metal socle;
the Mbundus (Ovimbundu) homeland is centered on the Benguela Plateau, bordering to the east on Chokwe land. Their art works are heavily influenced by these neighbours. Masks are not known but their sculptures are mainly known by their pipes and staffs with female heads or figures which depict “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire - sacred objects of the old Ovimbundu chiefs.
L’objet Dignitary staff avec l’ID d’objet 3034580 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 72nd tribal art auction dans 9 mars 2013. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 481 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 800 €.
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