Figural Staff
Ntwane or Pedi people, South Africa, early 20th c.
Carved wood
45.5” h x 1.5” w (115.57 x 3.81 cm)
Price: $2,800
According to Conru (2005: 218), "there is a small corpus of staffs from the region which have either double heads or full figures with a head. The capped coiffure is similar to those worn by male initiates to the Ntwane and Pedi initiation ceremonies."
