African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 811
A Nguni staff
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A Nguni staff
South Africa
the shaft relief carved two lizards and three entwined snakes, with pokerwork decoration, with an ovoid finial, the shaft inscribed CHIEFS STAFF CARVED BY KAFFIR TRIBE OF GAIKAS S.AFRICA,
89.5cm long,
and a Nguni staff with incised and stained geometric decoration, 93cm long. (2)