A Fine Makonde Prestige Staff Ex Zabel

A lovely carved wooden hand held staff with ancestor effigy on top and embellished with linear designs and a deep well handled surface. makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The Staff measures 13.75 in

Elegant carved wooden prestige staff with wonderful twisted form and deep well handled surface patina. Zulu or related ethnic group, South Africa. The staff measures 27.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex M

A finely carved openwork walking staff or prestige staff with ancestor face and wonderful well used patina. Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex Old Belgian collection to Charles Fox, CA, pu

This is a very fine and quite lovely old carved wooden staff from the Lwena peoples of Angola, Africa. featuring two finely carved spirit faces as well as raised and incised design work, the staff has

This is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired from

Extremely fine and rare old carved wooden Tanzanian prestige staff with figural finial and some decorative elements. Provenance:- Ex. McConnell, Coll, VA, and previously acquired from Kahan Gallery, N

A tall carved wooden staff with reddish mineral pigment and a janus mask face as a central motif as well as a classic power figure on top of the staff with incised designs on top finial. Songye people

A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Southeast Tanzania, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine Makonde staff or walking stick carved from hardwood with a finely delineated finial in the form

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A very well carved old wooden Kwere Chief iniator’s staff for the Girl’s initiation with an elegant female ancestor effigy as the top finial. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Staff measures 44

A very finely carved wooden staff featuring a well carved anthropomorphic figure on top with a deep well handled surface patina. The Staff measures 37.5 inches tall. 39 inches tall on professional cus

A carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the Yoruba god

This is a wonderfully abstract and stylized western Mongo prestige blade, a rare shape, from the DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Blade measures 19 x 5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NYC. since

This is a finely beaded scepter of parade staff with wonderful stylized form. Ndbele peoples, also called Transvaal Ndebele, a Bantu-speaking African peoples who live primarily in the Limpopo and Mpum

A very fine Old "Lipiko" mask or "Muti Wa Lipiko " translated as the head of Lipiko, which was typically worn during initiation rituals. This old example has a well carved face suggesting a type of po

A charming carved wooden Anthropomorphic handle with remains of reptile skin on the bottom where the whisk was once attached. Well worn showing obvious age and field use. Makonde peoples, Mozambique,

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.

A carved wooden handle with ancestor head on the end, embellished with hand hammered metal ( aluminum) strips and forged steel blade with incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The

A finely carved male & female janus form staff with raised and carved details on the ancestors and well handled flared sections on the staff handles. The twin-figured staff refers to Mpanga and Banze,

A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized coiffure , incised linear designs, metal adornment, raised carved designs. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13.25

A finely cast bronze double edan staff piece, used by the Ogboni or Oshugbo, one of the most prominent Yoruba religious cult societies, which worships the owner of the earth, Onile. The prime function