Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 239
A Kwere staff Tanzania wood
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350
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Description
A Kwere staff
Tanzania
wood, carved an Askari male figure wearing a skirt and with bead eyes, above miniature male and female figures and further incised decoration,
101cm long, on a stand. (2)
This staff closely follows the work of The Master of the Skirted Lady.
cf Killenge African Art, Bareiss Family Collection, page 85, item 29.