Chief's Staff Finial (Palembayan Rajo Tongkat)

Chief's Staff Finial (Palembayan Rajo Tongkat)

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Chief's Staff Finial (Palembayan Rajo Tongkat)
CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Chief's Staff Finial (Palembayan Rajo Tongkat)
DateLate 19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumWood and gold foil
DimensionsOverall: 16 7/8 × 20 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (42.9 × 52.7 × 16.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2424
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1996][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 1/3/96.

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