IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST
DAN-TOURA ceremonial staff adorned at the top with triangular Janus faces surmounted by horns.
The staff itself is decorated with various oblong sections separated by rings carved with friezes. The upper section and the faces still bear traces of red-ochre pigment.
Hardwood with a dark patina from use; pigment.
H: 120 cm; W: 11 cm
A rare object from the first half of the 20th century
IVORY COAST
DAN-TOURA ceremonial staff adorned at the top with triangular Janus faces surmounted by horns.
The staff itself is decorated with various oblong sections separated by rings carved with friezes. The upper section and the faces still bear traces of red-ochre pigment.
Hardwood with a dark patina from use; pigment.
H: 120 cm; W: 11 cm
A rare object from the first half of the 20th century
