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
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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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1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
Osei Bonsu
1945–1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1289.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1920–1978
Wood and gold leaf
97.1297.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1935–1945
Wood and gold leaf
97.1294.A-.C
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1277
1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1286.A,.B
