*Sceptre, Tchokwe/Lunda, Angola Wood L.... - Lot 44 - De Baecque et Associés

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*Sceptre, Tchokwe/Lunda, Angola Wood L.... - Lot 44 - De Baecque et Associés
*Sceptre, Tchokwe/Lunda, Angola Wood L. 63,5 cm Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland This rare Tchokwe scepter is characterized by the sobriety of its straight handle, surmounted by a head with a hieratic and solemn appearance, the face hollowed out in the shape of a heart, hosting almond-shaped eyes in slight relief, which are echoed by the mouth, treated identically. A few scarifications adorn this face with a pensive expression. In contrast to the austerity of the composition, a long and audacious openwork headdress unfolds in the center, falling in a subtle movement at the back of the head. This scepter, because of the treatment of the headdress and the dynamics that emerge from it behind an apparent hieraticism, is unique in the corpus. This lot is subject to temporary importation and to a 5.5% buyer's fee in addition to the selling expenses and the hammer price.
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