Artist
Osei Bonsu (Asante, 1900–1977)Asante, 1900–1977
CultureAsante peoples
Titles
- Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Bird and a Crab
Date1945–1960
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsFinial: 4 1/2 in. diameter (11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1289.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.
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Osei Bonsu
1945-1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1298
Osei Bonsu
1920–1978
Wood and gold leaf
97.1297.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.A-.D
Osei Bonsu
1935–1945
Wood and gold leaf
97.1294.A-.C
Osei Bonsu
c. 1930–1950
Wood and gold leaf
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1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.1305.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1920–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.1274
Osei Bonsu
1900-1950
Wood and gold
2003.809
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1280