About the Artwork
Finial with Man on Antelope
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African
Kongo
Wood
Sight (object only): 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm.) Sight (overall with base): 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 21.6 cm.) Sight (Footprint of base): 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.14
Markings
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African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, p. 131.
"FAMILY ART GAME", DIA Advertising Supplement, DETROIT
FREE PRESS, May 18, 1986, p 4 (ill).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Kongo, African, Finial with Man on Antelope, Wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.14.
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