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Finial with Leopard
Finial with Leopard

Finial with Leopard

Date20th century
MediumWood
Dimensions13 x 5 x 3 in. (33 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lee and Dona Bronson
Object numberG.77.7.3
On View
Not on view
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," December 14, 1978-January 28, 1979.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery, "Kaleidoscope: Pattern in Art," September 15, 1988-June 25, 1989.

Winston-Salem, NC, Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University, "Through African Eyes: The Rhythm of African Life and Art, October 5-December 16, 1990, cat. p. 77; illus. 8.
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