Mvwala (Staff) Finial

Mvwala (Staff) Finial

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Mvwala (Staff) Finial
CultureKongo peoples, Yombe group
Titles
  • Mvwala (Staff) Finial
Date19th century
Possible placeRepublic of the Congo
Possible placeDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Possible placeAngola
MediumWood
Dimensions9 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (22.8 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2022.15
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Christian Duponcheel, Brussels]; purchased by Marsha and Saul Stanoff, Los Angeles, 1970s; Marsha Stanoff, New York, 2005–2007; [Sotheby's New York, May 17, 2007, lot 32]; [Tambaran Gallery, New York, 2007]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, 2011; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, permanent galleries, 2010-2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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