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A Very Rare Luba Prestige Staff Ex Al Gordon Collection
A Very Rare Luba Prestige Staff Ex Al Gordon Collection
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This is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired from Albert Gordon, Tribal Arts Gallery, NY prior to 1982. The staff measures 46.5 inches long.
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