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THBEarly 20th C. Sierra Leone Mende Wood Prestige Staff
Lot 97c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-11-05 10:00:00
2020-11-05 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende/Temne/Vai people, ca. early 20th century CE. A very long, finely hand-carved wooden prestige staff with an integral anthropomorphic finial atop the long pole. The female figure stands with arms at her sides and feet upon a tiered pedestal. She presents in the nude, is adorned with multiple rings and strands around her neck, and faces forward with slit eyes and mouth, scarifications gracing her cheeks and forehead, and a crested coiffure. There is a nail at the crotch, and the lustrous hardwood with its deep dark shiny patina is liberally embellished with indigo blue pigmentation. Size: 2.6" W x 60.375" H (6.6 cm x 153.4 cm)
NOTE: This excellent and well-cared for prestige staff has been VETTED by Amyas Naegele Gallery, New York City.
Provenance: Bart family collection, New York, New York and Florida, USA 1950s; ex-Dr. Peter Horvath collection, Florida, USA
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#156784Right arm reattached at shoulder and wrist, with earthen stabilization material and light adhesive residue along break lines. Stabilization to a few lengthy fissures with in-fill material along upper staff and midsection as shown. Several stable fissures to staff, midsection, body, and head, with large chip to base of staff, minor fading to blue pigment, and light encrustations. Nice remains of blue pigment and great patina with smooth surface textures throughout.Condition
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