AUCTION 322 - ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND NATURALIA (saleroom auction)
Lot 39
Arte Africana
Ceremonial staff (kpoman), Baule Ivory Coast
important command stick with complex subject. Soft wood with a thick encrusted dark patina, finely carved with human figures. This type of artifact was intended for the exclusive use of the kpannyn, that is to say the chief or in general to the one who presides over the ceremonies. Objects of this type are very rare expecially of this high quality. For a similar example see: The Art Institute, Chicago, inv. N ° 1985.62.
Measures: 150.0 cm
Starting price: € 700,00
Estimate: € 2.500,00 - 3.000,00
The lot will be auctioned on 28 April starting from 14:00.
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