Dignitary staff · Angola, Tchokwé · ID: 3038496
Vendu
400 €
Provenance
Northern German Private Collection, collected in situ in the 1950’s during employment of the collector with Woermann, HamburgDescription
wood, shiny brown patina, surmounted by a human head with accentuated eye zone, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
chief staffs were frequently decorated with figures and heads, they were regarded as insignias of social rank.