CHOKWE WOODEN STAFF

拍品描述

Angola, Ca. late 19th - early 20th century AD. >A slender staff surmounted by a carved globular head with stylised facial features, including small almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth. The head is framed by a finely incised coiffure with radiating linear patterns. Staffs of this type served as symbols of status or authority. > >Size: 515mm x 65mm; Weight: 650g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex BIG International (Mr Bernard de Grunne), TEFAF 2012. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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