Staff Finial: Male Grasping Bottle

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.

In Kongo society the use of costly ivory harnessed from the powerful elephant underscored a patron’s might and affluence.

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Title: Staff Finial: Male Grasping Bottle
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Cabinda, Angola
Culture: Kongo peoples
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Credit Line: Private collection
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing