Property of MR. and MRS. STANLEY MARCUS
FOUR ZAIRIAN STAFF TOPS
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FOUR ZAIRIAN STAFF TOPS
One Luba with standing female figure, arms to abdomen, metal bands below; the next of undetermined style with Janus male and female head, copper tacks at pupils, brass strip wound around the shaft, tapering cylindrical ornament at the top of the head; another Luba with standing figure, hands to abdomen, crested coiffure, spiral serpent figure in relief on the shaft; the fourth Hemba with Janus head at the top, each face with arched brows, pointed noses, elongated oval eyes, pursed lips, below two five-sided vertical triangular forms with parallel incisions, banded metal strips on the outside edges and wound around the shaft, 9in. (22.8cm.) to 17in. (43.2cm.) high (4)
One Luba with standing female figure, arms to abdomen, metal bands below; the next of undetermined style with Janus male and female head, copper tacks at pupils, brass strip wound around the shaft, tapering cylindrical ornament at the top of the head; another Luba with standing figure, hands to abdomen, crested coiffure, spiral serpent figure in relief on the shaft; the fourth Hemba with Janus head at the top, each face with arched brows, pointed noses, elongated oval eyes, pursed lips, below two five-sided vertical triangular forms with parallel incisions, banded metal strips on the outside edges and wound around the shaft, 9in. (22.8cm.) to 17in. (43.2cm.) high (4)