A Rare Tsonga / Nguni Figurative Staff of a Female Wearing a Heavy ‘Beaded’ Necklace
A Rare Tonga / Nguni Figurative Staff of a Female Wearing a Heavy ‘Beaded’ Necklace
Standing wearing a small ‘apron’ beaded skirt, the arms cradling her abdomen, possibly suggestive of bearing a child
An unusual ‘heavy’ beaded necklace worn short around the neck
The elegant facial outline carved in low relief
The gently tapering shaft carved with a spiral twist
Mellow colour and fine patina
Wood
South Africa, Tsonga / Nguni
19th Century
SIZE: 90cm long - 35³⁄₈ ins long
Standing wearing a small ‘apron’ beaded skirt, the arms cradling her abdomen, possibly suggestive of bearing a child
An unusual ‘heavy’ beaded necklace worn short around the neck
The elegant facial outline carved in low relief
The gently tapering shaft carved with a spiral twist
Mellow colour and fine patina
Wood
South Africa, Tsonga / Nguni
19th Century
SIZE: 90cm long - 35³⁄₈ ins long
A Rare Tonga / Nguni Figurative Staff of a Female Wearing a Heavy ‘Beaded’ Necklace
Standing wearing a small ‘apron’ beaded skirt, the arms cradling her abdomen, possibly suggestive of bearing a child
South Africa, Tsonga / Nguni
19th Century
Standing wearing a small ‘apron’ beaded skirt, the arms cradling her abdomen, possibly suggestive of bearing a child
South Africa, Tsonga / Nguni
19th Century
A Rare Tsonga / Nguni Figurative Staff of a Female Wearing a Heavy ‘Beaded’ Necklace
