Dignitary staff with anthropomorphic head ·  Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3036551

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, unusual: the coiffure as well as the facial plane are entirely coated by fine linear incisions, unreadable remains of an old collection label at the shaft, slightly dam. (coiffure), scratches, abrasion of paint;
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 with anthropomorphic head avec l’ID d’objet 3036551 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 611.

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