Staff Finial:Kneeling Female Figure With Turned Head

Master of Makaya-Vista

19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1936

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

The female figures represented as part of Kongo insignia of power give expression to the regenerative and sensual dimensions of a leader’s influence.

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Title: Staff Finial:Kneeling Female Figure With Turned Head
Artist: Master of Makaya-Vista
Date: 19th–early 20th century, inventoried 1936
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Cabinda, Angola
Culture: Kongo peoples; Woyo group
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm), W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Credit Line: Private collection, Brussels
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing