Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Perched Bird

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Perched Bird
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/16 in. (28.6 × 15.2 × 10.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1490
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.
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