African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021

Lot 751

A Zulu Tsonga dance staff / wand

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

A Zulu Tsonga dance staff / wand

South Africa

the stylised head with carved amasumpa and brass studs, on a knopped and spiraled handle, part ebonised, 19th century,

51cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Michael Heuermann, Cape Town.

Terence Pethica Collection, London. TP131 red sticker.

Private Collection, London.

Published

The Art of Southern Africa, The Terence Pethica Collection, 2007, pps 86-87, No 30.