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A Ceremonial South African, Kwa-Zulu Natal Dance Staff (1800 to 1900 South Africa)

Medium

wood

Dimensions

115.50cm high (45.47 inches high)

Literature

Historically the carving of wood was an exclusively Zulu male occupation with certain types of objects such as staff’s, meat dishes and milk pails being strongly associated with men, their cattle and their tribal ancestors.

Description / Expertise

A Ceremonial South African, Kwa-Zulu Natal Dance Staff
Carved as a stabbing spear with openwork shaft
Fine smooth patina
19th Century

Size : 115.5 cm long – 45½ ins long

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A Ceremonial South African, Kwa-Zulu Natal Dance Staff (1800 to 1900 South Africa)