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Staff finial

figurative, brass staff finial with small, seated man holding an object in each hand; figure's head is tilted up and adorned with a cylindrical headdress extending away from him; the top of the headdress is flat with a beaded pattern at the rim; figure's eyes are large, with round pupils at center; he has a mustache that curves up at the ends and a round beard; the figure wears a necklace and a square cloth around his waist, which covers his groin; the chair in which the figure sits is complex in design, with beaded and braided patterns and cutouts, and a flat, round base with beaded and braided accents; figure's legs point out in front of him and his feet do not reach the ground

Date
c. 1930
In our collection
since October the 1st, 2015 up to now
Dimensions
4 3/4 × 2 × 3 in. (12.07 × 5.08 × 7.62 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Brass
Price
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Composition
atium25%
iron5%
copper70%