Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure
Date1845–1855
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 2 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (38.1 × 6.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1300
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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