Royal Sceptre / Regalia Kuba Democratic Republic... Lot 42

Royal Sceptre / Regalia Kuba Democratic Republic of Congo Wood H.: 101.5 cm. Sceptre composed of two parts: the upper decorative part shows a female figure with buffalo horns. The body of the object is a wooden stick bearing marks of desiccation Some objects (sticks of power, sceptres, flypasters, ...) are exclusive attributes of the function of chief or king, a set of objects called regalia. These are the material symbols of the power of the chief Replacement object, when the original was sold, harvested, stolen or destroyed, often made by the same sculptor as the original, this object served as a Consultant : Jean-Pierre Lacoste