Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 10 × 3 1/2 in. (11.1 × 25.4 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1285
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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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