Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure

19th–early 20th century

Not on view

Returned to lender

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

Kongo female figures kneeling with hands on their thighs assume an ancient pose (fukama ye mooko va bunda) that seeks to assuage and petition for forgiveness.

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Title: Staff Finial: Kneeling Female Figure
Artist: Master of Makaya-Vista
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Cabinda, Angola
Culture: Kongo peoples; Woyo group
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Credit Line: Private collection
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing