Luba staff brings New Year cheer at Gildings’ auction
Catalogued simply as an ‘African ceremonial tribal spear’ and estimated at £200-300, a Luba staff of office sold for an unexpected £18,500 (plus 15% buyer’s premium) at Gildings’ first sale of the new year in Market Harborough.
Staffs of office, called kibango, were owned and displayed by leaders of the wealthy and powerful …