Chief's Umbrella with Finial

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CultureAkan peoples

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Chief's Umbrella with Finial

Date1900–1910

PlaceGhana, Africa

MediumCloth, wood, gold leaf

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.1413.1,.2

Non exposé

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African Art, Glassell Collection

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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