Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1277
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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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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