Ovimbundu sculpture
Object type:
club
Materials:
wood, metals > copper (and alloys) > brass
Legend:
This prestigious club comes from an otchihuti (a container for relics) of a soma in the Moko region of Balombo. The item was of esele origin. These items which were sometimes closer to a walking stick than a club, could be decorated with a head, a torso, with or without arms, or a person walking.
Place of collecting:
Angola > Benguela
Culture:
Ovimbundu
Field collector:
Robert Verly (°1901 - †1963)
Acquisition related person:
Royal Museums for Art and History - Brussels as exchange
Date of acquisition:
1979-03-02
Dimensions:
61,2 cm x 8,8 cm
Inventory number:
EO.1979.1.144