Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall (.A): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 × 16.5 cm)
 Overall (.B): 4 3/4 × 2 in. (12.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1286.A,.B
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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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