A rare Hehe title staff from Central Tanzania featuring a cobra head holding a egg. The surface is deep, dark and rich, there is a traditional aluminium restoration to one side of the back of the snakes head. On the surface of the egg are a series of circle designs. Staffs like this example were carried by elders and chiefs as a symbol of rank and prestige.
Estiamted Period: Mid 20th Century
Height: 80 cm
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