Nupe Bronze Staff Currency, Based
Product ID: A2500-022
$2,495.00
About this piece
A staff that spends well, if you can find the market.
Nupe metalworkers of Nigeria, West Africa, made this staff currency in bronze in the late 19th or early 20th century. Metal staffs in Nigeria were often used as currency or as status and ritual objects. A narrow shaft rises to a lantern-shaped finial with an engraved surface and a small cap, and it ends in a pointed spike at the bottom. A gold-toned collar sits midway down. The dark brown shaft and brassy details share an old, even patina.
About 21.5 inches tall. Stands in a corner like a tall, quiet guest.
