Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Chameleon Standing on a Box

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Chameleon Standing on a Box

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Chameleon Standing on a Box
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Chameleon Standing on a Box
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 4 × 5 7/8 in. (15.2 × 10.2 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1355
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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