Chokwe — Angola
Circa 1900
Wood
Length: 27½ in (69.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, CA
This staff is surmounted by a small carved figure with defined facial features, arms held at the sides, and a cylindrical collar separating the figure from the shaft below. Among the Chokwe of Angola, staffs of this type were associated with authority, status, and the visual language of chiefly power, where figural finials extended the meaning of the object beyond its practical function. The warm dark patina across the full length of the shaft is consistent with age and handling.
The slender proportions and restrained carving of the finial figure are characteristic of Chokwe staff production, where formal economy and surface quality carry the object's presence rather than elaboration of detail.
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Chokwe — Angola
Circa 1900
Wood
Length: 27½ in (69.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, CA
This staff is surmounted by a small carved figure with defined facial features, arms held at the sides, and a cylindrical collar separating the figure from the shaft below. Among the Chokwe of Angola, staffs of this type were associated with authority, status, and the visual language of chiefly power, where figural finials extended the meaning of the object beyond its practical function. The warm dark patina across the full length of the shaft is consistent with age and handling.
The slender proportions and restrained carving of the finial figure are characteristic of Chokwe staff production, where formal economy and surface quality carry the object's presence rather than elaboration of detail.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
