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Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth

Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth

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Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth
ArtistAsante, 1900–1977
CultureAsante peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth
Datec. 1930–1950
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1281.A-.D
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 10–August 13, 1989.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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