Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Hand and Heart

Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Hand and Heart

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Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Hand and Heart
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Hand and Heart
Date1930–1939
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumCarved wood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 60 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (152.4 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm)
 .1, Finial: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (21.6 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm)
 .2, Staff: 53 x 2 in. (134.6 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2006.210.1,.2
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2006, 2006.210.1

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