CHOKWE WOODEN STAFF

拍品描述

Angola, Ca. late 19th - early 20th century AD. >A long slender staff, surmounted by a carved rectangular head with stylised facial features, including almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth, and incised linear patterns forming the hair and beard. The head is slightly tapered with finely engraved geometric decoration across the surface. Staffs of this type are emblems of authority or personal prestige. > >Size: 510mm x 40mm; Weight: 570g >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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