Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Dog with a Bone

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Dog with a Bone

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Dog with a Bone
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Dog with a Bone
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 × 5 × 2 7/8 in. (23.8 × 12.7 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1282
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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