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Description : Zulu Magic Staff Tanzania The Zulu are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with an estimated 10 – 11 million people living mainly in the province of Kwa Zulu Natal. The Zulu people refer to themselves as “the people of the heavens.” Like many cultures in Africa, the Zulu people believe that life doesn’t end with death, but continues in the spiritual world. Ancestors are believed to live in the spirit world and are regarded as intermediaries between the living and the spirit world working hand in hand with God. Zulu beliefs are formed around the presence of ancestral spirits. A beautifully carved magic staff depicting a maternity figure carrying a child on its back. Dark brown wood with nice patina from use. Compare: Arts d’Afrique, Musee Dapper, page 86, plate 67 Bonhams, Fine African and Oceanic Art, Nov 13, 20017, page 167, lot 2268 H: 70 cm (approx. 2’ 4”) Estimated age: End of the 19th century or early 20th century Provenance: Belgian private collection
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