A Rare Ashanti Finial for Linguist Staff

A carved wooden female effigy with stylized horns , hands outstretched and seated on a classic throne. Remnants of Gold Gilt. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The figure measures 9.5 inches tall. Prove

A Carved wooden staff top completely overlaid with Gold leaf. The staff top features a Ram motif on top, a symbol of Power and Might of the Chieftain, as well as two mask like faces, ancestral spirits

Asante (Ashanti) artist Okyeamepoma (linguist staff) finial Ghana, early 20th centurycarved wood with gold leaf 15.5 h × 6.5 w × 6 d in (39 × 17 × 15 cm) with stand: 17 h &

A carved wooden image of a Boy on top of a Lion, covered in Gold leaf and was once atop a wooden staff.The tradition of Linguist staff are used in a procession of chiefs arriving for a durbar (ceremon

A carved wooden scene featuring two men and a Leopard that once adorned a orator or Linguist's staff top. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The staff top measures 8.5 x 7.5 inches and has gold leaf / go

African Ashanti Okyeamepoma Linguist Staff, Ghana. With stand. Carved wood and pigment. Two detachable figures atop a 2-piece rope-twist carved staff. Size: 56'' x 6'' x 3'' (142 x 15 x 8 cm). Height

West Africa, Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire, Akan peoples, Asante. Court linguist's staff finial circa mid to early 20th century. Sheets of gold leaf over wood of a seated chief or orator. The figure appears

Asante (Ashanti) artist Okyeamepoma (linguist staff) early 20th centurycarved wood with gold leaf, metal 65 h × 10 w × 10 d in (165 × 25 × 25 cm) This work

Oberteil eines Sprecherstabes, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base H 28,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. „Ein Sprecher

Oberteil eines Sprecherstabes, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, mit Goldfolie überzogen. H 41 cm. Provenienz: Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen. „Ein Sprech

Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Long and rare pottery staff finial. Brownware hollow-molded serpent with slithering model, bulging eyes and toothy grin. Size: 10" L. Provenance: Ex-private P

Asante linguist staff, frog & cobra finial (Ghana)Height: 59"Asante Linguist Staffs (source: metmuseum.org) Magnificent gold-covered staffs like this one are carried by high-ranking officials within t

A fine and rare old Yoruba Ogboni bronze Staff finial, a 19th Century example that was field collected by Louise Clark, a Peace Corp worker in Nigeria in 1965. The staff finial measures 4 3/8 inches t

A fine and very rare carved wooden Nsapo/Songye cheif’s staff finial. The staff measures 32.5 inches tall. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00 - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levi

A Rare and finely carved wooden staff with ornate twisted design and the well handled ancestor face and torso with circular area that likely held a reflective object to act as protection from witchcra

Extremely fine and rare old carved wooden Tanzanian prestige staff with figural finial and some decorative elements. Provenance:- Ex. McConnell, Coll, VA, and previously acquired from Kahan Gallery, N

African Ashanti's Orator's Staff, Ghana. 20th C. Rope-carved staff surmounted by a finial with bird and lion cub. Wood and pigment. On stand. Size: 63'' x 6'' x 9'' (160 x 15 x 23 cm). Property from t

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A superb wooden rattle with a monkey finial, which may have been part of a ceremonial staff. The wood panel is slit from both sides and

An original old carved wooden post with a "flock of birds" as the centerpiece and finial. The great thing about this post is that it included the original staff, something I have not seen before on an

Sprecherstab, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, mit Blattgold überzogen. H 140 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du

Sprecherstab, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, mit Goldfolie überzogen. H 162,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich (1985). - Nachlass Dr. Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), W

Sprecherstab, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, mit Goldfolie überzogen. H 164,5 cm. Provenienz: Deutsche Privatsammlung, Stuttgart. „Ein Sprecher macht des Häuptlings Wort

Sprecherstab, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, mit Blattsilber überzogen. H 159 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung eines Schweizer Botschafters in Ghana. - Schweizer Privatsa

Sprecherstab, "okyeame poma" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, mit Blattgold überzogen. H 25,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du