Linguist Staff Finial Representing an Elephant and an Antelope

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing an Elephant and an Antelope
  • Linguist Staff Top Representing an Elephant and an Antelope
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (20 × 14 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1271
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building," Texas Southern University, Houston, September 22, 1999.

"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.


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