Linguist Staff Finial

Linguist Staff Finial

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CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial
Date1895–1905
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, and leather
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (43.8 × 5.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1293
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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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