Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Bird and a Crab

Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Bird and a Crab

Public Domain

Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Bird and a Crab
ArtistAsante, 1900–1977
CultureAsante peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Bird and a Crab
Date1945–1960
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsFinial: 4 1/2 in. diameter (11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1289.1,.2
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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

Linguist Staff Finial Representing Two Men Sitting on Stools
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff Finial Representing Two Men Sitting on Stools
1945-1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1298
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Scraping Bark from a Tree
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Scraping Bark from a Tree
1920–1978
Wood and gold leaf
97.1297.1,.2
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding an Egg
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding an Egg
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.A-.D
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Sasabonsám
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Sasabonsám
1935–1945
Wood and gold leaf
97.1294.A-.C
Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial of a Whale with a Man in its Mouth
c. 1930–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.1281.A-.D
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding a Bird and a Crab
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding a Bird and a Crab
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.1305.1,.2
Linguist Staff Finial depicting a Man Caught in a Trap
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff Finial depicting a Man Caught in a Trap
1920–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.1274
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard and Four Antelope
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard and Four Antelope
1900-1950
Wood and gold
2003.809
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Perched Bird
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Perched Bird
1850–1900
Wood and gold leaf
97.1490
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1280
Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot
Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.1549
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.1497