Umbrella finial of a book

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Umbrella finial of a book
Date1915–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Dimensions7 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (18.7 × 12.1 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1284
Non exposé

Explore Further

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, July 26–November 2, 2008; Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.

"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Umbrella finial of a bird on a stool
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1415
Umbrella finial of a porcupine
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.1417
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding a Book
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.1273.1,.2
Linguist Staff Finial of Ananse the Spider
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1269
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Termite Hill, Monkey, and Antelope
1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Wood, leather, gold leaf, and silk thread
97.976
Umbrella Top
1875–1970
Wood, paint
97.1414
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Dog with a Bone
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.1282