Trois bâtons de dignitaire · Angola, Ovimbundu · ID: 3045987
Vendu
500 €
Description
wood, two staffs crowned by female heads, h: 82 cm and 67 cm (Ovimbundu / Ngangela); additionally: staff with grooved decor, h: 65 cm
Staffs with female heads depict “nana yakoma”, the guardian of the holy fire - sacred objects of the old Ovimbundu chiefs.