Wire-wrapped Scepter
Kamba people, Kenya, c. 1900
Wood, copper wire, oxidized iron/steel wire
H: 35” (H: 88.90 cm)
SOLD
This rare Kamba staff has very fine wirework and an elegant form. It was brought back to the United Kingdom in 1910 by a man who had traveled in East Africa after serving in the Second Boer War (1899–1902). Acquired from his granddaughter who lived in North Wales.
