Baston De Notable

Royalties are the material symbols representative of the head's authority. They are the main symbols of power and dignity and can only be carried and possessed by those who wield power. Ceremony swords, flyflies, scepters and command sticks are part of the royalties. Only kings can carry scepters and batons of command. The scepter is, par excellence, the symbol of royal power, to such an extent that even in the absence of the king honors and pleitesy. They are usually delicately sculpted and richly decorated, whether made of wood, bronze or covered with gold foil as in the country. Akan.

Baton used by notables as a symbol of dignity. At the top there is a person sitting with his hands on his legs and eyes closed, is part of a common trilogy in Africa to remember the prudence one should observe, "not seeing anything, not hearing anything and not saying anything" that corresponds to our "seeing, hearing and shutting up". In this case it's about "not seeing anything." These canes have a decoration of crocodiles and snakes, primordial animals of the dogon asogonia. Redwood and old patina.