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Kwere Staff with Figural Top, Tanzania

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Item Details

Description

Walking staff with waist-up figural finial, Tanzania.

While ethnic attribution is uncertain, the staff finial (with long arms crossing abdomen, scarified face with peaceful expression and inset bead eyes on a head with no discernible coiffure) bears similarities to objects attributed to the Kaguru, Luguru, Ngulu or Nyamwezi... all eastern Tanzanian ethnicities.

Hard wood with overall mellow, honey/amber color. Remains of dark pigment in deeper relief areas of the finial, which - located at handle height - explains the high degree of wear.

13.5" metal ferrule at lower end of staff.

Provenance:
James Stephenson, NY
Private Collection, Boston, MA

Dimensions

46 in

Weight

2.75 lb

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Kwere Staff with Figural Top, Tanzania

Name: Kwere Staff with Figural Top, Tanzania
SKU: 147234373
Price: 1100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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