CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Linguist Staff Finial Representing an Elephant
Date1900–1915
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (8.6 × 14.6 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1020
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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.
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