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Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)

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Wood iron, Luba peoples
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Purchase Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift 1972
Title: Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)
Description:
Wood iron, Luba peoples.

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