Tsonga artist, Prestige staff

Tsonga artist Prestige staff South Africa, 20th centurycarved wood 32 h × 2.75 w × 2 d in (81 × 7 × 5 cm) Sold with custom enameled steel base. This

A Poro society prestige staff. 20th century. Poro society style. Liberia. 53."

A Prestige Staff Top, Chokwe/Ovimbundu, Angola; finely carved face and coif, overall shiny surface with darkening in the center of the shaft, mounted on wood block base, height: 16 1/4". Provenance: I

A tall carved wooden staff with reddish mineral pigment and a janus mask face as a central motif as well as a classic power figure on top of the staff with incised designs on top finial. Songye people

A very rare and well handled / field used prestige staff with a mask like face , accented with indigo blue pigments. Urhubo or Isoko peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 17 inches tall. Proven

**Originally Listed At $600** Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo people, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall staff made of a thin blade of iron and capped with a wooden figure of a woman. Wrapped around the wo

Ashanti artist Prestige stool Ghana, early 20th centurycarved wood 18 h × 19.25 w × 10 d in (46 × 49 × 25 cm) Exhibited: Stools from the JF Chen Col

A very well carved old wooden Kwere Chief iniator’s staff for the Girl’s initiation with an elegant female ancestor effigy as the top finial. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Staff measures 44

African Attie Prestige Staff, Ivory Coast. Carved wooden staff or scepter with finely crafted female figure holding a gourd. On stand. Size: 31'' x 3'' x 2'' (79 x 8 x 5 cm). Height on stand: 33" (84

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

A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

A wood prestige staff. DRC, Luba, 20th century. 61 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

Tall carved wooden staff decorated with hand hammered brass embossed with intricate details, bronze bands, brass tacks and a very finely crafted finial featuring a classic Bakongo Mother & child image

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

A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

A finely carved openwork walking staff or prestige staff with ancestor face and wonderful well used patina. Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex Old Belgian collection to Charles Fox, CA, pu

A prestige staff with Janus head finial. 20th century. Liberia. 57 1/2."

A carved wooden staff with a female ancestor as a top finial and well handled surface. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Central Africa. The staff has been custom mounted to a display stand and measures 29 in

Elegant carved wooden prestige staff with wonderful twisted form and deep well handled surface patina. Zulu or related ethnic group, South Africa. The staff measures 27.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex M

Yoruba People, Prestige Staff, Nigeria, Africa. Wrought Iron. Size: 20"T x 2.75"W x 2"D

A very finely carved wooden prestige staff with a wonderful stylized twisted form with elegant feline effigy on top. Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Staff itself measures 22 inches tall. A met

A very rare carved wooden prestige staff with a highly stylized figure on top and signs of handling and field use over many years. The staff measures 34 inches. A metal display stand can be included f

A very finely carved faceted cylindrical shaft with opposed faces beneath in classical form. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. This staff likely served as a fly whisk handle or possibly a prest

A lovely carved wooden hand held staff with ancestor effigy on top and embellished with linear designs and a deep well handled surface. makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The Staff measures 13.75 in