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Staff Finial with Female Figure and Child19th - early 20th century

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, The Power of Objects in West and Central Africa
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Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Staff Finial with Female Figure and Child
Culture
Bavili peoples
Place Made
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date Made
19th - early 20th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
6 in. (15.24 cm) Packed in tote 6: 6 x 18 x 23
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Nooter
Accession Number
M.2022.123.4
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
African Art
Provenance
Anonymous, Brussels, Belgium. Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium (1951- 2019). [Merton Daniel Simpson (1928-.2013) New York, 1983]; sold to Robert Harry Nooter (1926-2022) and Nancy Ingram Nooter (1927-2020), Washington, D.C.,1983, gifted 2022 to; LACMA.