A Fine Example of a Chokwe ‘Chief’s Staff’ or ‘Scepter’ of Club Form
A Fine Example of a Chokwe ‘Chief’s Staff’ or ‘Scepter’ of Club Form
The richly decorated ovoid shaped head with a ‘cut out’ zig-zag design interspersed with brass studs
The shaft decorated with finely coiled brass wire and further brass studs
The whole displaying a superb colour and dark rich patina
Dark dense wood / Ebony (?) brass, wire
Angola
19th Century
SIZE: 69cm long - 27¹⁄₈ ins long
The richly decorated ovoid shaped head with a ‘cut out’ zig-zag design interspersed with brass studs
The shaft decorated with finely coiled brass wire and further brass studs
The whole displaying a superb colour and dark rich patina
Dark dense wood / Ebony (?) brass, wire
Angola
19th Century
SIZE: 69cm long - 27¹⁄₈ ins long
A Fine Example of a Chokwe ‘Chief’s Staff’ or ‘Scepter’ of Club Form
The richly decorated ovoid shaped head with a ‘cut out’ zig-zag design interspersed with brass studs
Angola
19th Century
The richly decorated ovoid shaped head with a ‘cut out’ zig-zag design interspersed with brass studs
Angola
19th Century
The ‘Scepter’ or ‘Sceptre’ was an emblem of rank within the Chokwe’s hierarchy. Club-Like sceptres took the general form of weapons once used in war or ‘for protection against slave raiders’. In ceremonial contexts the sceptres became symbols of power and status.
A Fine Example of a Chokwe ‘Chief’s Staff’ or ‘Scepter’ of Club Form
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