Staff Finial: Chief Seated on Dog

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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Staff Finial: Chief Seated on Dog
  • Date: 19th–early 20th century
  • Geography: or Cabinda, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Culture: Kongo peoples
  • Medium: Ivory
  • Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing