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Kongo

Fly Whisk Finial (Nsesa)

Kongo, 1866

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Kongo

Fly Whisk Finial (Nsesa)

Kongo, 1866

Physical Qualities Wood, 10 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in. (26.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm.)
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 1995.151
with kneeling female figure
Gallery Rotation, Wurtzburger Case 1, December 2009 - present.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.73, ill.

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