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At the summit of this staff of leadership, a female figure kneels on a circular platform. Crowned with a mpu cap of leadership, she rests her left hand on her breast and her right open palm on her knee.
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Title: Staff : Finial with Kneeling Female Figure
Artist:
Master of Kasadi Workshop
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Cabinda, Angola; Republic of the Congo
Culture: Kongo peoples; Yombe group
Medium: Wood, iron, metal strips
Dimensions: H. 56 in. (142.1 cm), W. 6 in. (15.2 cm), D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1968
Object Number: 1978.412.570
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