Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
  • Linguist Staff Top Representing a Bird with a Snake in its Mouth
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1280
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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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