Tribal Art - 8th January 2013
Lot 792
A Luba staff of office
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £5800
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Description
A Luba staff of office, with a Janus head finial with a slightly flared panel above carved with an interlaced motif and angled ribbed panel, with metal finials, one missing, the base with an eliptical panel with stepped borders and further carved designs, with a metal tip, 60¼in (153cm) high.
Provenance: Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.