This staff is difficult to identify because of its simplified and streamlined, contemporary, cane-like form. The face depicted at the top, however, has the distinctive eyes and projecting chin typical of the Chokwe culture sculptures. Like many other staffs from Central Africa, Chokwe staffs of office were used to document the status and lineage of the owner. In addition, … [Read more...] about Contemporary Chokwe Cane: Researched by Jordan Seyer