Vibrant African-beadwork Art Deco Cane, Maasai tribe? ca 1930

The crook handle is 14 cm high x 16 cm to the side x 4 cm thick. It is possibly has been produced by the Maasai during the early to mid-twentieth century. It shows a bead design en zigzag wrapping the entire wooden-surface using three colours of beads: orange, black and white. The task has been quite laborious because the shaft tapers down, the zigzag peaks are faultless sharp and all of it fits perfectly even having irregular widths. The OL is 95 cm and 98% of the beadwork has survived over time intact. The condition is excellent.