Staff

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Staff
Date1900–1997
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBamboo, brass, cloth, wood, and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 56 × 3 × 1 3/4 in. (142.2 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1509
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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