CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
- Linguist Staff Top Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1280
Non exposé
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African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1277
Osei Bonsu
c. 1930–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.1281.A-.D
Osei Bonsu
1945–1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1289.1,.2
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.1305.1,.2
1850–1900
Wood and gold leaf
97.1303
Osei Bonsu
1920–1978
Wood and gold leaf
97.1297.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1935–1945
Wood and gold leaf
97.1294.A-.C