This is a wonderfully carve Figure Lobi Walking Cane or Staff from Burkina Faso Africa. This staff piece is all hand carved from a single piece of African hardwood, as a sleek detail emerges beneath a lustrous polish. Staffs have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes.
Staffs or canes are typically used for protection, or performance. Among the Lobi, staffs of this kind were generally in the possession of elites or elders. They were meant to be seen in public and admired as works of art while serving to support one as they walked. COMES ON STAND 26 Inches Tall 9.5 Inches Tall Figure 5.5 Inches Wide Figure 2 Inches Deep Figure 1 Inch Wide Cane 1 Inch Deep Cane AT BACARA WE STAND BEHIND ALL OF OUR MERCHANDISE.
WE CAN PROVIDE REFERENCES FOR ALL ARTIFACTS THAT WE SELL, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTATION TOWARD THEIR AUTHENTICITY. YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR MAIN GOAL, AND WE THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT THE WORLD OF BACARA. The item "African Cane Lobi Tribe Walking Stick Figure Carved Handle Burkino Faso" is in sale since Monday, May 7, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Sculptures & Statues".The seller is "bacara-online" and is located in Overland Park, Kansas. This item can be shipped worldwide.