Ovimbundu Figurative Staff

30 1/4″ H
Provenance
Pratricia Whittof, England
Jonathan Hope, London
Terence Pethica Collection
Published: The Art of Southern Africa: The Terence Pethica Collection p.146-147 (full pages)

“Prestige staffs like these invariably underline the status of the owner though the depiction of highly elaborate, beautifully coiffured hairstyles associated with the courts of hereditary leaders.”