Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen with Six Chicks

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen with Six Chicks

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen with Six Chicks
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen with Six Chicks
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 6 3/8 × 4 7/8 in. (20.3 × 16.2 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1287
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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