Fine Chokwe Prestige Staff, Angola
Fine Chokwe Prestige Staff, Angola
Wood, metal wire, brass tacks
Height 26 3/4in (68cm)
Provenance
Bernard De Grunne, Brussels
Private Princely Collection
The female figure on top with feet firmly planted on a circular base, her knees and arms bent as if in dance with classic large, rounded slit eyes; wearing an elaborate coiffure highlighted with brass tacks; wound wire bands around the neck, wrists, ankles and down the round shaft; fine dark brown patina.
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Fine Chokwe Prestige Staff, Angola
Wood, metal wire, brass tacks
Height 26 3/4in (68cm)
Provenance
Bernard De Grunne, Brussels
Private Princely Collection
The female figure on top with feet firmly planted on a circular base, her knees and arms bent as if in dance with classic large, rounded slit eyes; wearing an elaborate coiffure highlighted with brass tacks; wound wire bands around the neck, wrists, ankles and down the round shaft; fine dark brown patina.