TEST ITEM - A Zulu/Tsonga Cane, Africa, South Africa
| Starting Bid: | £20.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £2.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £22.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £4.80 |
| Total Amount: | £24.80 |
| Number of Bids: | 0 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction Start: | 24/09/19 00:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 01/10/19 21:33:39 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 01/10/19 21:33:39 UTC |
TEST ITEM - A Zulu/Tsonga Cane, Africa, South Africa
A Zulu/Tsonga Cane, Africa, South Africa
The elongated cane finishing by a brass end on one side and a female figure on the other. The figure with straight legs, elongated torso framed by arms with open hands, the enlarged head with eyes inlaid with seeds (?), all under a conical coiffure; light brown patina, traces of european varnish.
For a related example with the same coiffure, see the art of Southern Africa, The Terence Pethica Collection, 2007, n. 1 p. 40.
These figurative staffs were prestige items reserved for chiefs and royalty, but were also used among young dandies.
| Size: | Overall Length: 91 cm. Height of the figure 31.5 cm. |
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| Condition: | one arm broken and reglued, one arm restored. |
| Estimate: | £200 – 300 |
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