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Staff Finial: Seated Figure
"Master of Concentric Circles"
Not on view
When such figurative finials were collected by Europeans, not only was their specific history invariably lost, but they were often detached from their original staff. As a result, finials often survive as independent miniature sculptures on the most refined end of the spectrum of Kongo visual expression.
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